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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech; Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech

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marketplace;13 and the trendtoward reduced financial resources for science14 create additional pressures that canwiden the gap between technical experts and the diverse publics they serve. Indeed, arecent review of scientists’ perceptions of “the public” revealed that scientists who havelimited professional experience engaging with non-scientists tend to “believe the public isuninformed about science and therefore prone to errors in judgment and policypreferences.”15An increasing awareness that successful engineering and science require more thantechnical proficiency has led engineers, scientists, and public stakeholders incommunities across the country to make calls for a new generation of technical experts.16-27 Today the engineers and scientists

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Michael R. Gustafson II, Duke University; Joseph C. Nadeau, Duke University; David E. Schaad, Duke University; Michael M. Barger, Duke University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University

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, and enhancing virtual reality.1 These challenges are complex, multiplydetermined, and fraught with social and personal complications. As such, solving them willrequire engineers who combine both technical training and other skills (e.g., ability to work ingroups, communication, etc.).2 Such complementary skills are often difficult to develop in thecourse of traditional engineering education, which often presents technical problems in abstractand stylized form without connection to real-world applications. Such education works for manyengineers, but it risks missing those students who could be engaged by the opportunity to addressproblems of fundamental import.Here, we describe a framework for integrating the NAE GC program into engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matt R. Bohm, Florida Polytechnic University; Hannah Ingram, Florida Polytechnic University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University

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. Linsey is an Associate Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineer- ing at the Georgia Institute of Technological. Dr. Linsey received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas. Her research area is design cognition including systematic methods and tools for innovative design with a particular focus on concept generation and design-by-analogy. Her research seeks to understand designers’ cognitive processes with the goal of creating better tools and approaches to enhance engineering design. She has authored over 100 technical publications including twenty-three journal papers, five book chapters, and she holds two patents.Dr. Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University Dr

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Franny Howes, Oregon Institute of Technology; Wendy Michelle Olson, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

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course, focusing on technical report genres, either before or concurrently with earlyengineering lab courses. In contrast, the private university does not incorporate an FYC course ora technical writing course into its engineering curriculum. Instead, their general educationwriting-embedded course (ENG 112: Thinking Through Literature) is literature-oriented anddesigned to introduce literary genres and criticism through writing about literature.2.2 Student lab report sample collectionWe recruited student volunteers (n=3 for each site) in the three sophomore-level civil andelectrical engineering courses at three different universities in the academic years of 2020-2021and 2021-2022. The course delivery modes were a mix of in-person and online

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon D. Willoughby, Montana State University; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana Engineering Education Research Center; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Chris Organ; Jennifer L. Green, Montana State University; Leila Belle Sterman, Montana State University; Kent Davis

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toeffectively convey science to people with a wide variety of backgrounds.Fellowship Program OverviewThis project is in its first year of funding and is currently designing the program for the 1st cohortthat will start in August of 2018. The program is designed to be 1-year and will be run 3 times to3 different cohorts consisting of 8 fellows in their first year of their STEM Ph.D. program. In thefirst semester of the program, the students will focus on voice only communication techniquesthrough the creation of podcasts where they describe a significant technical paper in their fieldwith the intended audience being a non-STEM citizen. The training program will initially focuson reducing technical jargon in the audio description. To this aim, we will

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Chris Organ

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students that pulls knowledgefrom the journalism and performing arts community. Our program has three specificcomponents: (1) creating jargon-less podcasts; (2) receiving training from an improvisationalactor on stage presence; and (3) presenting at “curiosity cafes” to audiences from the generalpublic. This paper will present the design of the curriculum including the overarching theoreticalframework, programmatic issues, and recruiting. This paper will be of interest to faculty thatwish to improve graduate student oral communication skills and are seeking novel programs thatare being pilot tested at other universities.IntroductionThe effective communication of science to the general public is increasingly important as oursociety continues to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; James Devin Cunningham, Carnegie Mellon University; Christian Enmanuel Lopez, Lafayette College; Conrad Tucker, Carnegie Mellon University

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. Christian Lopez, Omar Ashour, “Reinforcement Learning Content Generation for Virtual Reality Applications,” in Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE), 2019.[17] J. W. Park and S. H. Oh, “A Study on Creation and Usability of Real Time City Generator via Procedural Content Generation: - Focus on virtual reality contents for senior,” 2019 Int. Symp. Multimed. Commun. Technol. ISMAC 2019, pp. 0–3, 2019.[18] C. E. Lopez, J. Cunningham, O. Ashour, and C. S. Tucker, “Deep Reinforcement Learning for Procedural Content Generation of 3D Virtual Environments,” J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng., vol. 20, no. October, pp. 1–33

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NSF Grantees: Entrepreneurship

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Bahram Roughani, Loyola University Maryland

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thinking and creativity, but “the skills for working in acomplex and connected world” (Trilling and Fadel, 2012, p. 47) are in fact broader, and fall intothe areas of (1) learning and innovation (critical thinking, problem solving, creativity andinnovation); (2) digital literacy (information, media and technology literacy); and (3) life andcareer skills (initiative and self-direction, leadership, adaptability, and accountability) [1].Helping undergraduates to acquire these skills involves application of knowledge as opposed torote memorization, teamwork as opposed to individual tasks, and awareness about social andhuman needs in addition to having technical know-how (i.e., a sociotechnical rather thantechnocentric approach)STEM disciplines such as

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Blythe A Vogt PE, Kansas State University; William Bowes Hageman, Kansas State University

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been identified as critical areas with a large projected shortage of trained technical personnel.A 2008 NSF Workshop on the Future Power Engineering Workforce2 indicated that “a seriousneed is emerging for more power and energy engineers to: a) replace retiring engineers so thatcritical expertise is maintained; b) meet rising infrastructure construction needs; c) modernize thegrid as communications, computing, and electric energy technologies converge; d) help stem thetide of electric equipment manufacturing moving off-shore, and; e) solve arising engineeringchallenges, such as the development of advanced power electronics and energy conversionsystems, new generation and storage technologies, and the integration of those technologies intothe

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine P. Scott, Seattle Pacific University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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interview Figure 1: Slides from “Informational Interviewing” “Mini” Module Page 25.802.5 (a) Generic title page. (b) Example of title page. Note local pictures can be used to connect students. (c) Generic page to include the university (d) Example of university mission page. mission. (Identifying information removed) (e) Generic page to relate department (f) Example

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NSF Grantees: RED 2 / Civil Eng

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida

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prospectsfor each sub-workforce can vary significantly” [7, p.1], which necessitates a closer examinationof individual sub-workforces of interest.Within civil engineering, the accelerated rate of technological development, the declining stateof national infrastructure, and the degradation of the environment present new challenges tocurrent and future generations of workers. Civil engineers must respond to growing populationsin urban areas, intensifying natural disasters, and increasing calls for sustainability [9]. Work atthe intersection of human health, environmental protection, and built environment entailsresponsibilities that continue to broaden and these changes in practice need to be reflected incurricula. The American Society of Civil

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lazlo Stepback, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul A. Leidig P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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local community members tosuccessfully build and deploy each project and work together to establish a plan to maintain andmonitor them.The integration of engineering and addressing community needs is a factor that has drawn amore diverse population to EWB-USA than in engineering more generally, with over 40% of the5,600 student participants being female, which is consistent with literature [21-23]. Litchfieldand Javernick examined how EWB-USA serves as an example for multi-faceted retention ofengineers, particularly females [18]. Since 2002, EWB-USA has worked in 52 countries aroundthe world as well as 27 U.S. states and territories and impacted more than 2.6 million livesthrough its projects. Example projects are shown in Table 1.Table 1

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NSF Grantees: Workforce Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Andrea L'Afflitto, Virginia Tech; Wei Sun, University of Oklahoma; Jiyoon Lee, Rose State College; Steven L. Fowler, Rose State College; Wayne Jones, Rose State College

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Regional Need The Oklahoma Department of Commerce has identified 1) energy, 2) information and finance,3) transportation and distribution, 4) agriculture and biosciences, and 5) aerospace and defense [7]as the top five economic sectors that are strongest with regards to wealth generation, growthpotential, and wages. Approximately one quarter of Oklahomans are employed directly orindirectly in the energy industry and about 20% of all jobs in the State are tied to the oil and naturalgas sectors. Oklahoma hosts several strategic oil and gas pipelines, such as the Seaway CrudePipeline System. Oklahoma has an abundance of available wind energy, and in recent decades hasdrastically increased the number of electricity-generating wind turbines in the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Steven Hoffenson, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems & Enterprises); Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

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process.Background and motivationEngineering curricula are typically structured with courses in mathematics, scientific theory, andapplied mathematical and physical analysis methods. Despite a decades-long push for designcourses and activities, studies show that engineering programs focus too heavily on teachingscience and analysis rather than holistic design [1]. This conflicts with the needs of modernsociety, which requires products that take into consideration factors unrelated to technical skills,such as user needs and sustainability [2]. In other words, technical design does not take place in avacuum; market and environmental factors play a critical role in design success. In fact, “designin context” that considers consumer needs and market

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia G Cameratti-Baeza, University of Michigan; Erika A Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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technical knowledge as well as account for the social and contextual factors thatboth shape and are shaped by engineering processes and solutions. There are numerous calls(e.g., [1] - [5]) for engineering education to help students develop what we refer to as sociallyengaged engineering skills - which relate to conducting engineering work from a holistic andinclusive perspective by gathering, utilizing, and equitably applying rich and diverse contextualinformation about stakeholders, communities, ethics, the environment, and economic factors.Engineering training, long rooted in technocentric views about the nature of work in the field,has typically stressed the development of technical competencies while underemphasizingsocially engaged aspects of

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, National Science Foundation ATE Centers; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marie A. Boyette, FLATE

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sponsors). Generally, to provide a good tour experience for all, be sure to start six to eight weeks before the event, honor all timing constraints, and follow a checklist and timeline for the event. Start the process with lining up a good match between a school program and a company. Know what the company does, what it makes, how much time they need or want to have the students visit (usually 60-90 minutes),what areas of the plant the students will see, and generally, what the host can offer for the tour. For example, if the company makes components for aircraft or aerospace, an aeronautics or aerospace focused technical program might be a good fit, but that career

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Jain, Boise State University; Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Donald Winiecki, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

time or before the first technical computer science course. Students usea custom-designed rubric, which guides the analysis of issues of professional morality and ethicsin a manner that fits into a general engineering process. They apply the framework to multiplecases, mostly drawn from current industry, such as [8], and [9].These cases include situations in which bias is reflected in the context of actual computer-sciencerelated work (such as [9], [10]), and in the design and application of computer-science productsthat reinforce that bias (such as [8], [11]). The students work in teams to apply aproblem-solving rubric based on Rawls’ Theory of Justice ([4]) and draft proposed solutions thatcan be enacted to improve the situation in

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Examining Problem-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Franzosa Donnelly, Three Rivers Community-Technical College; Fenna D. Hanes, New Engalnd Board of Higher Education; James A. DeLaura, Central Connecticut State University

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problems were encountered and solved.Each PBL Challenge contains five main sections: (1) Introduction - An overview of theparticular topic to be explored; (2) Organization Overview - An overview of the organization thatsolved the problem to contextualize the problem; (3) Problem Statement - A re-enactment of thescenario in which the problem was originally encountered; (4) Problem-Discussion - A re-enactment of the brainstorming session engaged in by the individuals who solved the problem;and (5) Problem Solution - A detailed description of the organization’s solution to the problem. Page 25.1065.4The Problem Discussion and Problem Solution sections

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James C. Lester, North Carolina State University; Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, University of Florida; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Bradford Mott, North Carolina State University; Andy Smith, North Carolina State University

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to text-based coding activities, utilizingBlockly’s ability to generate code from multiple languages from block-based programs. Finally,we are looking to integrate PRIME into more classrooms and develop more refined assessments tobetter evaluate PRIME’S effects on both student CS knowledge and attitudes. References[1] J. Ferguson, M. Roper, M. Wood, and L. Ma, “Investigating and improving the models of programming concepts held by novice programmers,” Comput. Sci. Educ., vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 57–80, 2011.[2] C. Latulipe, N. B. Long, and C. E. Seminario, “Structuring Flipped Classes with Lightweight Teams and Gamification,” in Proceedings of the 46th ACM Technical

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa G. Huettel, Duke University; Michael R. Gustafson II, Duke University; Joseph C. Nadeau, Duke University; David Schaad, Duke University; Michael M Barger; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Duke University

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on contextual learning theory, which espouses methodsthat link technical content to an applied context. Its stages progressively guide students fromconsideration of the overarching societal and technical context of a problem, through thediscipline-focused exploration of a related application, and ultimately back to the broad problemcontext to analyze both the contributions and limitations of an engineering approach. Wedescribe how this framework was incorporated into two courses in the Fall 2012 semester: 1) anintroductory course on computational methods taken by all first-year engineering students, and2) an upper-level Electrical and Computer Engineering elective in signal processing.2. Framework DescriptionMeaningfully integrating real

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo Ph.D., University at Buffalo, SUNY; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Wei Chen, Northwestern University; David W. Gatchell, Northwestern University; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech

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Engineer at Honda. List the major modules you will Item 1 need to design. For each module, list the primary issues or requirements that you thinking will drive the design of function and form. When developing the next power generator you expect to work with engineers, as well as Item 2 individuals in the following fields.Data Coding: Each item was coded as showing evidence (or not) of one of five factors: technical,global, societal, economic, and environmental. These five factors are outlined in Table 3. Thesample responses in Table 3 are excerpts from ten different students that are representative of theresponses on the survey. Note that many students would list numerous technical details and theninclude brief

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

relevant cases. More details about this research project are providedelsewhere 1.This was a broad project with many aspects. It built on prior work developing failure casestudies for incorporation into engineering courses, with specific application to civil engineering,engineering mechanics, architectural engineering, civil engineering technology, and constructionmanagement.Failure case studies may be used in engineering courses to address technical topics as well asnon-technical topics, such as management, ethics, and professionalism. The authors havedeveloped a number of failure case studies for classroom use. Studies have been carried out overseveral semesters in order to assess the use of failure case studies in civil engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Hurst, UMBC; Shawn Grimes, Digital Harbor Foundation; Darius McCoy, Digital Harbor Foundation; Nicholas Carter, UMBC; William Easley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Gabrielle Salib, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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available to the localcommunity for 3D printing and scanning services. Youth who work in the print shop have theopportunity to 1) develop and maintain technical skills; 2) hone “design thinking” skills throughreal-world problem solving; and 3) develop important soft skills (including working with aclient, creating and sticking to a project timeline, and professionalism).Our research is investigating many areas of maker and design thinking, the impact of maker jobs,and how to establish and maintain a community 3D print shop. This print shop has been designedto be a living laboratory to evaluate commercial and research software for 3D modeling,scanning, and fabrication software with youth performing real-world tasks.Related Work3D Printing and

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. A. Dancz, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Elizabeth A. Adams, Mesa Community College; Mikhail Chester, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Thomas P. Seager, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Built Environ- ment at Arizona State University (ASU). Kristen’s work focuses on integrating energy efficiency measures into building design, construction, and operations processes. Specifically, she is interested in novel design processes that financially and technically facilitate energy-efficient buildings. Her work also explores how principles of lean manufacturing facilitate energy-efficiency in the commercial building industry. Another research interest of Kristen’s is engineering education, where she explores how project- and experience-based learning foster better understanding of engineering and management principles. Prior to joining ASU, Kristen was at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) as a

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NSF Grantees: Workforce Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Wendy Robicheau

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Paper ID #29371Solutions for Hiring Manufacturing Technology InstructorsProf. Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology Dr. Karen Wosczyna-Birch is the Executive Director and Principal Investigator of the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, an National Science Foundation Center of Excellence. She is the state director for the College of Technology, a seamless pathway in technology and engineering from all 12 public community colleges to 8 public and private universities. Dr. Wosczyna-Birch has expertise with both the recruitment and persistence of under represented populations, especially women, to pursue

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Anna Fay Booker; Petra Shea McDonnell-Ingoglia, Whatcom Community College; Pat Burnett, Whatcom Community College

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solution. The paper assignment encourages a deep explorationof the social and technical aspects of the problem without prioritizing either and with explicitinstruction for students to not propose a solution. Example topics chosen by the students includeocean acidification, housing affordability, and declining bee populations.Student FeedbackThe project external evaluation consultants conducted a site visit during the last third of the termthat included class session observations and student focus groups. Overall student feedback ontheir first quarter experience to date was generally positive as illustrated by the selected studentcomments below. • [Structure and Curriculum] “I mean the curriculum's been designed to make us do as much

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen Zhang, Boston College; Irene A. Lee, MIT STEP Lab; Katherine Strong Moore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sheikh Ahmad Shah, Boston College

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educating students tobecome knowledgeable of AI and aware of its interrelated technical, social, and humanimplications. The latter (ethics) is particularly important to K-12 students because they may havebeen interacting with AI through everyday technology without realizing it. They may be targetedby AI generated fake content on social media and may have been victims of algorithm bias in AIapplications of facial recognition and predictive policing. To empower students to recognizeethics related issues of AI, this paper reports the design and implementation of a suite of ethicsactivities embedded in the Developing AI Literacy (DAILy) curriculum. These activities engagestudents in investigating bias of existing technologies, experimenting with ways

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caye M Drapcho, Clemson University; Lib Crockett, Clemson University

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Foundation awarded a three-year grant to the participatinginstitutions of Clemson University, Greenville Technical College and the SC AgricultureEducation Program to design and implement a three-tiered plan to prepare secondary, technicalschool and college students for the growing biomanufacturing/bioprocessing industry. Page 23.969.2Industrial production of biopharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and biofuel compounds has grownsubstantially worldwide in last 10 years. In the US alone, biofuel production in 2011 had reached15 billion gallons (57 billion liters) per year.1 As this trend continues, the need for skilledtechnicians, engineers and scientists to

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Radian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Exercises: A set ofquestions are generated from the RP manuals in order to test the basic knowledge of the studentsin handling them. Then, the results of the students are analyzed and used for further tutoringmethods. FAQ’s: A list of frequently asked questions will be provided with the answers tofacilitate the whole process of operation of RP. The set of questions will include the commonmistakes made by the students while operating the RP’s and also other general information willbe provided using this option. Help (Manual): A manual containing the screen shots of theoperation by an expert will be provided which can work as an help also. These manual containsthe technical information related to the FDM 3000. In general, the proposed TS is based on

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

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writingexperiences influenced their abilities to write engineering laboratory reports. To accomplish this,writing transfer models were implemented. Theories of learning transfer [5, 6] describe how pastexperiences affect learning in a new setting or situation. In this case, how writing was learned ina previous course affected student’s abilities to write engineering laboratory reports. Studentswere classified as belonging to one of the three transfer groups below. 1. Concurrent Transfer – students who have taken technical writing prior to or concurrently with an engineering laboratory course 2. Vertical Transfer – students who have taken a general education composition course prior to an engineering laboratory course 3. Absent Transfer