Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawna Dory, Pennsylvania State University; Luis Roberto Delgado Jr., Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Esther Gomez, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

understanding of the research process. Theseopportunities can be incredibly effective, particularly in the encouragement of students to attendgraduate school or otherwise further pursue careers in STEM fields [8], [9]. Hence, REUprograms have been promoted in recent years as a method of creating a sustainable pathway tograduate school [9]. Literature shows that undergraduate research is strongly associated with improvement ofthe undergraduate education experience [10], [11]. Specifically, participation in undergraduateresearch decreases attrition rates [12] and increases rates of graduate education [13] for allstudents, particularly underrepresented and minoritized students. In addition, undergraduateresearch scholarship is related to the

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session: Pedogogy and Training

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Scott Ferguson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Nadeem Sheikh, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Amrith Mariappan, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Laine Schrewe, The State University of New York, College at Buffalo

learn - and thus,improve student educational outcomes - is through solving problems, yet recognizes thatengineering students are generally provided insufficient opportunities to engage problems as theywill be engaged in practice. Attempts to incorporate more open-ended, ill-structured experienceshave increased but are challenging for faculty to implement because there are no systematicmethods or approaches that support the educator in designing these learning experiences. Instead,faculty often start from the anchor of domain-specific concepts, an anchoring that is furtherreinforced by available textbook problems that are rarely open in nature. Open-ended problemsare then created in ad-hoc ways, and in doing so, the problem-solving experience is

Conference Session

Graduate Ethics Education & Professional Codes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Joshua Lloyd Olds, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Eric Joe Coyle, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Engineering Ethics

Systems Engineering (MSUASE). TheMSUASE program is housed under the College of Engineering, but outside of any onedepartment. The lead author is the program coordinator, who chairs a coordination committeewith representatives from a number of departments across the college.The MSUASE program is a 30 credit graduate program that is based around 15 credit hours of Page 24.538.3core coursework and 15 credit tracks (thesis, capstone, and course-based). The thesis trackrequires nine credits of thesis and six credits of additional coursework. The capstone trackrequires six credits of capstone design course (3 credits per semester) and nine credits

Conference Session

Using technology in engineering ethics education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Junaid, Aston University; Wendy Irene Attwell; Sarah Hitt

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Toolkit’was developed by educators, for educators to embed ethical context within their courses anddegrees, and to consider what could be examined further for future development of thetoolkit. The engineering ethics toolkit provides guidance, resources, tools and frameworks forengineering educators at all levels of experience and roles in teaching ethics to engineers. Itaims to answer the key questions mentioned above to integrate engineering ethics incurriculum design. The objectives of this paper are to a) explain the methodology ofdeveloping the engineering ethics toolkit b) present the metadata and user experience on howthe toolkit is currently being used worldwide and c) identify future steps for the toolkit todevelop further. The toolkit was co

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

further: This model has emphasized the public’s inability to understand and appreciate the achievements of science—owing to prejudicial public hostility as well as to misrepresentation by the mass media—and adopted a linear, pedagogical and paternalistic view of communication to argue that the quantity and quality of the public communication of science should be improved. (p. 450)Beddoes and I 2 wrote to effects of the deficit model of communication as creating an informationflow that was one-sided flowing from engineers to the public, where only the public was expectedto change its views about engineering, and where the public was generalized as only having onesimplistic and misinformed view of engineering or having no

Conference Session

Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin M. Gray, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Luciana Debs, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Terri S. Krause, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

her BSArc from the University of S˜ao Paulo (USP), both in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Prior to her current position she worked in design coordination in construction and real estate development companies in Brazil. Her research interests include team work in construction, effective communication in spatial problem solving, and design - field team interaction.Dr. Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette Marisa Exter is an Assistant Professor of Learning Design and Technology in the College of Education at Purdue University. Dr. Exter’s research aims to provide recommendations to improve or enhance university-level design and technology programs (such as Instructional Design, Computer Science, and Engineering). Some

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Calvin C. Jen, Calvin College; Tyler Scott Helmus, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

” whorecognizes a good idea and passes it along in a very effective way because they naturally like tohelp people, which makes their offer particularly attractive (and infectious). The final element,the “salesmen”, helps seal the deal, persuading people to “buy” the idea. This includes verbaland non-verbal cues that make these personalities particular adept at influencing opinions. TheseGladwell archetypes are helpful in examining the entrepreneur as individual vis-à-vis society.An innovation by the individual entrepreneur does not take root unless it spreads (i.e., becomes asocial “epidemic”) through the community.The entrepreneur starting a company must affirm both ends of the spectrum, combining theirindividuality and personal drive with their network

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Joerene Acerrador Aviles, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Eva Dibong; Beatrice Mendiola, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Michelle Murray, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Melissa Shuey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Marta Tsyndra, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Makayla Wahaus, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Student

argument under our outdated“pipeline” model—but instead more formative decisions about how to navigate through theireducational experience, and what course they themselves chart for their futures. It is our goal todescribe what occurs inside the black box as students from diverse backgrounds come to definetheir pathways through an engineering program.This paper will also feature student voices. All seven of the undergraduate researchers whoworked with us will eventually present their own interpretations of how their intervieweesentered engineering; what encounters shaped their pathway through an engineering degreeprogram; and what aspirations their interviewees came to develop, going forward. (In this paperwe present selected results, but may

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and understanding. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Exploring the Relationships between Acculturation Attitudes and Demographic Characteristics in Engineering WorkplacesIntroductionSeveral factors have contributed to increased focus on diversity and inclusion in workplaces inrecent years [1]-[3]. A demographic shift driven by globalization, immigration, anddiversification of the population has been underway in the U.S. such that no demographic groupwill be a clear majority in the nation by 2055 [1], [4

Conference Session

Understanding Students' Authentic and Reflective Experiences of Ethics Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Luan M. Nguyen, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Cristina Poleacovschi, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Kasey M. Faust, University of Texas at Austin; Kate Padgett Walsh, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Michaela Leigh LaPatin P.E., University of Texas at Austin; Scott Grant Feinstein; Cassandra Rutherford

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Engineering Ethics

.[23] C. M. Strapp and R. J. Farr, "To Get Involved or Not: The Relation Among Extracurricular Involvement, Satisfaction, and Academic Achievement," Teaching of Psychology , vol. 37, pp. 50-54, 2010.[24] J. D. Foubert and L. U. Grainger, "Effects of Involvement in Clubs and Organizations on the Psychosocial Development of First-Year and Senior College Students," NASPA Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 166-182, 2006.[25] J. L. Hess, J. Strobel and A. O. Brightman, "The Development of Empathic Perspective‐ Taking in an Engineering Ethics Course," Journal of Engineering Education , vol. 106, no. 4, pp. 534-563, 2017.[26] J. L. Hess, J. Beever, C. B. Zoltowski, L. Kisselburgh and A. O. Brightman, "Enhancing engineering

Conference Session

Growing and Maintaining Graduate Enrollment

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Fantasi Nicole, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

groupsin STEM graduate degree programs was a limitation for this study, but it also pointed to animportant gap in the literature, which must be addressed in order to create effective interventionsthat broaden participation in STEM graduate studies and furthermore in the STEM ecosystem.Introduction and Literature ReviewAlthough there has been a slow increase of research aimed at understanding URM graduateretention, researchers have made great strides in understanding the factors that influenceeducational attainment for URM STEM undergraduates. Early exposure to STEM is one of theprimary predictors of interest in STEM for undergraduate minorities [1]. The transition fromhigh school to college and students’ adjustment to the college educational

Conference Session

Imagining and Reimagining Engineering Education as a Dynamic System

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Dan Ewert, Anderson Industries; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

magazine), satirize (e.g., Punch & Judy or Stephen Colbert in The Colbert Report),connect times (e.g., Laura Ingalls Wilder) or inspire (e.g., Wonder Woman, Harry Potter, andKing Arthur). The stories we tell in the engineering education community often involve goodand evil administrators, faculty achievers and deadbeats (or burnouts), and shining star anddisengaged, failing students. Our stories often follow repeated patterns that connect others to thestruggles and triumphs of the people in our community. This connection to the story not onlylinks the individual to the larger story, it also brings in and connects others whose only link tothe larger story is their connection to this individual. This ripple effect of being connected tostories

Conference Session

Minoritization Processes and Equity in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University, Bozeman; Sidrah MGWatson, Montana State University, Bozeman

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

how one fits into any given environment. Authenticitywould be one factor among many to understand how people experience the climate in STEM andthe kinds of practices that would enable a more diverse range of people to succeed in STEM.ConclusionEngineering and other STEM fields recognize the need to train and support a more diverseworkforce to improve innovation and solve complex social problems. To do so, these fields mustovercome the continued effects of historic (and contemporary) exclusion of and discriminationagainst people minoritized in STEM. LGBTQ people have long been minoritized in STEM, andefforts to better understand and improve their experiences have only gained traction in the pastdecade. This paper advances a conceptual

Conference Session

Graduate Student Writing and Communication

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan M. Cruz, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures LLC; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

factors likestudents´ isolation within the program [2], unclear requirements to degree completion [3], poorcommunication with the advisor [4, 5], and the challenge of writing the dissertation itself [6].Although these motivational factors affect all students, we acknowledge that they have a biggerimpact on URM students in engineering programs where underrepresentation has been a long-standing issue across all levels of study [6]To address attrition and support students, we have engaged in a five-year NSF-funded study todevelop, and continually improve, a research-based intervention for advanced URM doctoralstudents (i.e., those at proposal or dissertation phase) in engineering. The primary purpose of theproject is to develop and offer a

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Carlson

magnetic field in the steel file which in turn induced currents in the iron disk. But stillthe disk didn't rotate and so Tesla tried the file in different positions relative to the disk.Eventually, he found a position where the magnetic field in the file and the inducedcurrents in the disk were in the same direction, so that they repelled each other and causedthe disk to slowly rotate. Tesla was thrilled to see the disk turn: I finally had the satisfaction of seeing rotation effected by alternating currents of different phase, and without sliding contacts or commutator, (Tesla's italics) as I had conceived a year before. It was an exquisite pleasure but not to compare with the delirium of joy following the first revelation

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Nancy Warter-Perez; Sevak Ghazaryan; Jerardo Martin

443 Carbon Nanotube Composites: Using an Authentic Engineering Research Problem to Engage Middle School Students in STEM Nancy Warter-Perez, Sevak Ghazaryan, and Jerardo Martin California State University, Los Angeles/ Stevenson Middle SchoolAbstractSince 2008, the IMPACT LA NSF GK-12 Program (Improving Minority Partnerships throughCISE (Computer, Information Science & Engineering)-related Teaching) has been partneringgraduate teaching fellows with middle and high school science and math teachers within the EastLos Angeles area. The Cal State L.A. graduate fellows serve as visiting

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #1: Global Competency

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Jennina Sanchez, Florida International University; Milton Januario Rueda; Douglas L. Robertson, Florida International University

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International Division (INTL)

engineering course load at thehigher education institution. This is encouraging for HEIs to understand the level of existingsustainability knowledge from pre-engineering students, the potential to improve sustainabilityknowledge, and the opportunities to increase engagement when future decision-makers facesustainability challenges.Consequently, future research on sustainability literacy to understand the process in whichstudents develop sustainability knowledge at any educational level is necessary. There is astrong need for educating engineering students in sustainability across engineering highereducational programs worldwide. Measuring sustainability knowledge across differentdisciplines, educational levels, and cross-generational students can

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tatiana V. Goris, Pittsburg State University; Zeshan Ahmad Shah, Pittsburg State University

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

project (called UniCen COIL). American Councils is a well- known International nonprofit focused on exchanges, professional training, and critical languages. The main goals of the Central Asia University Partnerships Grants Program (UniCen) is to build capacity for substantive international engagement between higher education institutions in the United States and Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan). According to their official website, the UniCen Spring COIL Initiative, is a semester long exchange between participating faculty, partnering U.S. and Central Asian Higher Education Institutions. As part of this initiative, faculty engaged in a four-week professional development course to learn, understand

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Kurkovsky, Central Connecticut State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

CCSUgraduates stay in Connecticut upon graduation. This benchmark is much higher for CCSUcompared to graduates of other universities in the state [1].Since 2021, our Master’s in Software Engineering program has been supported by an NSF S-STEM award “Advancing Graduates in Learning Experiences (AGILE)” to attract and retainacademically talented financially disadvantaged first generation and underrepresented minoritystudents. The author of this report serves as the PI on this NSF award. AGILE scholarshipprogram builds on the strengths and experiences of three prior S-STEM programs supportingComputer Science undergraduates at CCSU. This program implements and offers industry-centric curricular and co-curricular activities proven to improve student

Collection

2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Grant Heileman, Ohio Northern University

heating your hands through the air.Conduction is energy moving through a medium, the way that an entire metal bar gets hot if oneend is left in the coals. Coolers do this by using insulation in the walls to lower the speed atwhich energy can pass, and maintaining a low temperature where the drinks are so thetemperature difference is low. Consideration was taken into potential stakeholders and they can be seen in Appendix A.Along with stakeholders the information applied to this project learned from previous courses isincluded in Appendix B.State-of-the-Art Many coolers currently exist on the market. Notable cooler brands such as Yeti, Igloo,Pelican, and Grizzly all offer adequate solutions but do not address the problem we seek to

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; Miles Book, Bucknell University

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Construction Engineering

andconcrete, using 3D printed elements.BackgroundIt is becoming evident that with the decreasing cost of 3D printing technology and the increasingcomfort faculty have with the use of the technology [2], 3D printed props are finding their wayinto the classroom environment. Examples of 3D printed educational props range fromtopographical maps used in a topographical engineering course [3], to 3D bronchi used for theinstruction of bronchoscopy [4]. Specifically, for Civil and Construction Engineeringinstruction, 3D printed props included trusses used for mock testing [5], and abstract blocks usedfor the instruction of spatial reasoning [6].In construction related classes, the use of 3D printed props for instruction of course materialrelating means and

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; Raul Armendariz, Queensborough Community College; George Tremberger Jr, CUNY Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough COmmunity College

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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Synchrotron and high energy physics data analysis in the other REUprojects is informative in terms of the college courses taken by a student. Synchrotron dataanalysis would proceed with standard software packages with less demand on programming skill.The Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) noise smoothing procedure is undersoftware control and the Fourier transform from wave vector space to bond length space could beperformed without having a math course on periodic functions. The high energy physics dataanalysis requires ROOT special programming language that demands strong programming skill.Regardless of which particular project is being selected by a student, each student would need toknow how to use Excel to calculate statistics such

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Peter Raymond Stupak, Raritan Valley Community College

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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Community College (RVCC) students were tasked to design,prototype, and deliver a real product to a real customer. The product was a backpacking tent-light that provided battery-free light for two people to comfortably read for 30 minutes andcontained a GPS receiver/Cell transmitter to send location coordinates to a home-base. Theobjective of the course was to expose students early in their academic careers and under"authentic engineering" conditions, to vital skills and practices used in industry. A secondarygoal was to give students experiences in-depth to relate to potential internship and professionalemployers.KeywordsAuthentic, Customer, Hands-on, Engineering, EnergyIntroductionIn late January of the Spring 2017 semester, a Raritan Valley

Collection

2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University

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Diversity

hands-on labs which require only a single virtual machine, container-based solutions, such asProxMox VE (OpenVZ) and Docker, should be considered. They are easy to set up and do notrequire much resources. These types of labs can also be hosted on a public cloud such as GCP orAWS. For hands-on labs using a complex virtual environment with multiple virtual machines, aprivate cloud may be a better choice. Private cloud and public cloud can be complementary and beused together to improve online learning experience.References 1 T. Ercan, "Effective use of cloud computing in educational institutions." Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences 2, no. 2 (2010): 938-942. 2 S. Marston, Z. Li, S. Bandyopadhyay, J. Zhang, and A

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Valerie Martin Conley PhD, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Rosario A. Gerhardt, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

research assistants and has received multi-agency funding for energy systems analysis and develop- ment. Sponsor examples include the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy and NASA. Dr. Haynes also develops fuel cells and alternative energy systems curricula for public and college courses and experimental laboratories. Additionally, he is the co-developer of the outreach initiative, Educators Lead- ing Energy Conservation and Training Researchers of Diverse Ethnicities (ELECTRoDE). He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Florida A&M University and his graduate degrees (culminating in a Ph.D.) from Georgia Tech; and all of the degrees are in the discipline of Mechanical Engineering.Dr. Sylvia Mendez

Conference Session

Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sue Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

teaches courses in geotechnical and structural engineering. Kevin was a geotechnical consultant with Soil Consultants, Inc. of St. Peters, Missouri from 1984-1988. He also served as Director of Engineering Services for SCI Environmental of Chesterfield, Missouri from 1988-89 before leaving practice to pursue his Ph.D. Kevin was an Assistant Professor at University of Kentucky from 1993-1998, and has been a faculty at Rose-Hulman since then. Kevin has served the Civil Engineering Division of ASEE for over 10 years and was Division Chair in 2010-11. He has also served on numerous ASCE committees. In addition to receiving numerous teaching awards over the years, he was selected by Kentucky Society of Professional

Conference Session

M2B: Learning in teams

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Anna Norris, Colorado State University; Alistair Cook, Colorado State University; Rebecca A Atadero, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

Paper ID #28075An Evaluation of a First-Year Civil Engineering Student Group DynamicsInterventionAnna Norris, Colorado State University I am a graduate research assistant working towards a Doctor of Philosophy focused in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering from Colorado State University. I am also currently working as a graduate teaching fellow for the Introduction to Civil engineering course for first-year students.Dr. Alistair Cook, Colorado State UniversityDr. Rebecca A Atadero, Colorado State University Rebecca Atadero is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at

Conference Session

Best Practices for Campus Representatives

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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Campus Representatives

effort to give the organization another try to make amends for sessions that maynot have been as good as they should have been.For the majority of those individuals who are questioning whether they should join or notjoin the organization, the above methods of drawing them in may be sufficient. Benefits,dues payments, and discussions on the importance of teaching may suffice. It is thatgrowing number of individuals who feel that research is the only focus of universities andcolleges who need to be addressed. The research faculty in most cases still are required toteach courses either at the undergraduate or graduate levels. Being in the classroom isusually not an option they can avoid. With that in mind, ASEE becomes an organizationthat will make

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen E. Schmahl

for introduction to gengineering. As pointed out by McIlwee and Robinson, if programs or individuals are to be effective in guidingmore women into engineering, they must be present at the junior high level and even in the elementary schools.Reasoning for this is that crucial preparatory math and science courses must be taken throughout secondaryeducation. The 1990 survey by the American Association of University Women indicated that between the agesof nine and fifteen, girls experience a significant drop in self-esteem, particularly related to math and science. 10Encouragement to study math and sciences appears to be critical in the early years of this developmental stage.An

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jon E. Freckleton

witnessedproduction of units with name plates of the major supplier. The qualified supplier was a verysmall company. Is it ethical for a company to subcontract equipment and then claim in aproposal that it is produced in house? Where is the line drawn between a typical purchasedsubassembly which goes into a larger product? Case 2 - Unfunded Equipment Development. A working level engineer came up with avery creative approach to improve the UL required High Potential Leakage Tests. He proposedmodifying a very complex piece of computer based test equipment to aid final line personnel indiscovering causes for failure when the final assembly was tested on a standard High PotentialTester. He convinced his unit manager of the value of his proposal. His