Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcos Esterman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Dorin Patru, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Amuso, Rochester Institute of Technology; Edward Hensel, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Institute ofTechnology (RIT) has seen its Multidisciplinary Senior Design (MSD) program grow from asmall pilot project into a college-wide initiative involving four departments and almost 400students annually. While subtle adjustments have been made each year, a major redesign effortwas undertaken prior to the 2006 academic year to improve program alignment withdepartmental objectives, to improve delivery efficiency and effectiveness, and to improvestudent and faculty satisfaction. Coordination of related projects and sharing of informationbetween approximately 60 design teams in a given year, and preserving continuity of informationfrom one year to the next has proven to be a challenging hurdle. This paper addresses the projectdefinition process

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University; Tonya Nilsson, San Jose State; Jim O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, American Society for Engineering EducationIn the end-of-workshop assessment survey, participants provide their numerical ratings and writtencomments on the value and content of the major activities. A follow-up assessment is conducted sixmonths to a year after the workshop to evaluate longer-term effectiveness. In addition, the ASCECommittee on Faculty Development has conducted a longitudinal survey of all participants over thepast decade to gain a broader perspective of the contribution made by the ETW. Participantsconsistently cite substantial improvements in their class organization, presentation skill, and rapportwith students as a result of ETW. This paper summarizes the content of ETW, assesses itseffectiveness, highlights changes in the

Conference Session

Focus on High School Girls in Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Porche, Wellesley Center for Women; Jennifer Grossman, Wellesley Center for Women; Anne Noonan, Salem State College; Peter Wong, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

to investigate factors that foster girls’ interestand lead to increased participation and retention in STEM generally, and engineering inparticular.Significance and contribution of the current study This paper describes an analysis of data collected as part of the Success in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (SISTEM) research study. The SISTEM study seeksto build upon Jolly et al.’s 4 trilogy model, which delineates engagement (e.g., interest in STEM), Page 13.827.3capacity (e.g., knowledge and skills), and continuity (e.g., resources and opportunities) as inter-related and critical factors in students’ STEM success

Conference Session

Multinational and International Design

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-1825: EVALUATING AN INTERNATIONAL COURSE IN PRODUCTREALIZATION FOR GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIESMatthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh Page 13.573.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Evaluating an International Course in Product Realization for Global OpportunitiesAbstractThis paper discusses lessons learned from a new course offered in the spring of 2007 at theUniversity of Pittsburgh entitled Product Realization for Global Opportunities. The lessonslearned consist of results from post-trip surveys and from an extensive questionnaire designed byNCIIA to assess entrepreneurship learning. The results reported consist of

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-1888: ACHIEVING TEAM WORK IN DESIGN PROJECTS:DEVELOPMENT AND RESULTS OF A SPREADSHEET TOOLRudolph Eggert, Boise State University RUDY J. EGGERT is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at Boise State University. His research interests include Engineering Design, Optimization, Design Theory and Methodology, Vehicle Design, Machine Design, and Probabilistic Analysis. In addition to conference papers and journal articles he authored Engineering Design, published by Prentice Hall in 2004. Page 13.141.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Provide Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; shannon sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the existing campus wireless network, the institute is using Hewlett Packard®tablet PC computers and DyKnow® software (Berque, 2006; DyKnow, 2006) in the study. In Page 13.783.3collaboration with this effort to date, the first author has implemented pen-based technology tofacilitate learning in a required junior-level, civil engineering SOIL MECHANICS class, asenior/graduate level FOUNDATION ENGINEERING technical elective, and in a requiredsophomore-level MECHANICS OF MATERIALS course. This paper examines the use of pen-basedtechnology and collaborative learning software in the SOIL MECHANICS course.Course DevelopmentThe first author

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Anthony, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Marjory Palius, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Carolyn Maher, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Prabhas Moghe, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Graduate Studies

AC 2008-2443: DISCOURSE-BASED COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE:DEVELOPING GRADUATE STUDENTS’ ABILITIES TO COMMUNICATETHEIR RESEARCH ACROSS DISPARATE DISCIPLINES AND EXPERIENCELEVELSLinda Anthony, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey LINDA J. ANTHONY is Program Manager for the NSF IGERT Program on Integratively Engineered Biointerfaces at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She joined Rutgers shortly after the IGERT grant was awarded, following over twenty years as a Member of Technical Staff in the Research Division of AT&T/Lucent Technologies Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey. Her research interests included capillary microcolumn separations, submicron particle sizing, and

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos

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Mechanics

engineeringeducation and have developed an interviewing procedure to capture some dimension ofstudents’ abilities to use procedural knowledge. And a recent paper by Taraban identifiesseveral procedural methods that have been developed for statics, and codes themaccording to levels of cognition37.5. Measuring Procedural Knowledge and Its ImpactHaving made the point that teaching how to think systematically and procedurally isessential in mechanics, how can the learning and facility with procedural knowledge bemeasured? I will discuss the role of interviews and direct review of student exposition aspossible approaches.Interviews. Interviewing students is a well-developed method in educational research,including in engineering mechanics, that enables a detailed

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Forsman, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

that they have not developed the study, organizational orproblem solving skills required for effectively solving engineering programs with computertechnologies.This paper will describe the methods used to teach a Computer Applications for Technologistscourse using Excel and Mathcad. The paper will detail the methodologies developed forteaching students to effectively write a spreadsheet using Excel and develop a worksheet forMathcad. The requirement of using different programs to produce exactly the same result for thesame problem forces students to become involved in self learning in the sense that they can nolonger simply accept partial credit for incorrect work as if they did not know the answer waswrong. They must now develop the skills to

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, College of Education; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Anne Hay, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ranging from “1” representing “Strongly Disagree” to “5” representing “StronglyAgree” to assess attitudes toward engineering. We modified the PFEAS from its original formretaining items that focused on general attitudes and perceptions of engineering, and eliminatingitems that were highly technical or focused specifically on pursuing a degree in engineering. Weadded some items based on conversations with engineers and educators. For example we useditems such as, “An engineer would enjoy taking math and science courses more than liberal artscourses” and “Engineering is an exact science” to form two subscales. Our final instrument Page

Conference Session

Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Education, 2009 Preparing Graduate Engineering Students for Academia: Assessment of a Teaching FellowshipAbstract: We report on a graduate teaching fellowship program with the objective of mentoringdoctoral students through teaching experience. Incoming doctoral students compete for theseprestigious assistantships, which award students with a tablet PC, augmented stipend, andincreasing teaching responsibility over three years. The first year of the program is spentteaching a freshman engineering course. The second year graduate fellows serve as instructorsfor an upper level course in their home departments. As a follow on to a previous assessment ofthe first year, this paper focuses on an assessment of the

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University; Jacob Schroeder, Clemson University; Hanjun Xian, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

measured by course evaluations.The results presented in this paper draw out major trends in cyberlearning within the context ofengineering education over the past decade. Page 14.592.21. IntroductionEngineering education continues to undergo rapid change, and with that change new challengesare presented. Students in engineering today need to be able to adapt to a global economy, tocollaborate and communicate with members of geographically distributed teams, and to becomelifelong learners continually updating their knowledge1-6. These challenges are by no means theonly ones facing students or the educators that train them. The emergence of

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

involved in department level planning and decision-making, completelaboratory setup and training, computer software setup and training, infrastructure assessment,faculty hiring, supply acquisition, and student development. Many of these critical, additionaltasks were unfamiliar to us, since they are typically done by other senior administrators or bythose in specialized jobs within our department. We were also challenged with ensuring NMAAinstructors could adequately explain material to those for who English is a second language,convincing them that our advice was in the best interest of student learning, and continuallymaking changes on the fly. This paper will detail the challenges we faced and investigate thecorrelation that exists between our

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Oakes, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

learning in engineering education can be broken into the professional skills (whatsome called “soft” skills) and the technical skills, More evaluation has been done on theconnection of service-learning with the professional skills. Evaluations from the PurdueEPICS Program showed students reported learning teamwork and communication as partof their participation of engineering design teams21. A study of students participating onglobal design projects at WPI documented their development in the areas of life-longlearning and showed gains based on their experiences33. There has been a great deal of Page 14.381.5research around the impact on students

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative-energy Concepts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2009-1585: A CAMPUS-WIDE COURSE ON MICRORENEWABLE ENERGYSYSTEMSNarayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 14.7.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Campus-Wide Course on Micro Renewable Energy SystemsThis paper describes the intellectual and pedagogical issues, and results from two teachings of acampus-wide course dealing with a highly interdisciplinary topic: the possibility of developingrenewable power generator devices that are suited to a single family. The course is set at thesenior elective level in Engineering, but it is open to students at the junior level and above fromany College on a campus that includes Colleges of Management

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Green, University of Maryland; Judy Frels, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

commercialization. His research interests include entrepreneurship education, the psychology of entrepreneurship, and technology commercialization. James is a national presenter on entrepreneurship education with refereed papers and presentations at conferences for the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the American Society for Engineering Education and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. James earned a bachelor of industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a master of science in technology management from the University of Maryland University College, a master of business administration from the University of Michigan, and a

Conference Session

High-School Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to convert their bus fleet to hydrogen fuel cell buses. A state grant is available that will limit the cost of this project to $200/per family.” Prepare a report and presentation to justify how you would vote on this referendum. General Motors is hiring a marketing firm to help sell their new Hydrogen Fuel Cell car. Teams of students will compete for the job with the selection based on a final presentation of their AY06 advertisement, as well as demonstration of a thorough knowledge of technical, environmental, (May 06) economic, and societal implications of the new technology. Students will be required to prepare and present an “advertisement” that

Conference Session

Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Warren, Pennsylvania State University; Ralph Hanke, Bowling Green University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneuriallearning experience to a large number of students at all levels. This can only be achieved bydeveloping a “scalable” model to reduce teacher load in course creation and management, andstudent interaction. This paper describes a pilot experiment at State University, the first of a fourstage plan to make entrepreneurship education available to the majority of students in the US.To date 135 students developed entrepreneurial skills at State University using a unique problembased learning (PBL) approach with all course materials and grading managed on-line. The resultsof the pilot indicate that a problem based, on-line approach to learn entrepreneurship is viable withsignificant upside potential. Surprisingly, it was just as difficult for the faculty

Conference Session

Life After Graduation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Harris, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Katherine L. Reinders; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

decision about an offer. Examples of these categories of responses are also shown in Table 6. For the purpose of this paper, the following sub-themes under approaches for applying for jobs and making offer decisions will be examined as salient dimensions of engineering student experiences: ‘only job available’, ‘considered skills required’, and ‘internships/co-ops’. These themes add to the literature4,6 about the importance of internships, technical interests, and the competitive job market in the career decisions of engineering graduates. In addition, we focused on these themes because they would be relevant for faculty and student advisers as they assist students through making career- related decisions. In particular, these

Conference Session

Computing Technology Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Swaroop Joshi, The Ohio State University; Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #19064Using anonymity and rounds-based structure for effective online discussionsin STEM coursesMr. Swaroop Joshi, The Ohio State University Swaroop Joshi is a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science and a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science and Engineering at Ohio State University. He is interested in a range of topics in Education Technology and Software Engineering, including but not limited to: Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, Game Based Learning, Programming Languages, Compiler Construction and Optimization.Dr. Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University Dr. Neelam Soundarajan is an Associate Professor in

Conference Session

Mechanics, Music, Meaning, and Mohr

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig M. Shillaber, Northeastern University; Joseph E Dove P.E., Virginia Tech; James K. Mitchell, Virginia Tech; Cristopher D. Moen; Victoria A Mouras P.E., Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #17723Student Perceptions of Sustainability and Engineering Mechanics in Under-graduate Civil and Environmental Engineering Education at Virginia TechProf. Craig M. Shillaber, Northeastern University Craig M. Shillaber is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engi- neering at Northeastern University. He earned a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 2016, an M.S. in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 2009, and a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of New Hampshire in 2008. His research interests include sustainability education in civil engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Aaron Snyder, Virginia Tech; Desen Sevi Özkan, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Thomas W. Staley, Virginia Tech; Stephen Biscotte, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #25641Teaching Across Boundaries: Examining the Institutional Process of Estab-lishing Multidisciplinary CoursesMr. Samuel Aaron Snyder, Virginia Tech Sam Snyder is a first year Ph.D. student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He received his Bachelors of Science in Materials Science and Engineering in 2017 from Virginia Tech. His current research interests are in engineering ethics education, social network analysis, and institutional change.Desen Sevi Ozkan, Virginia Tech Desen is a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and holds a B.S. in Chemical and

Conference Session

Design Methodologies 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kathryn Elizabeth Shroyer, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #30876Developing a Bridging Language: Design Decisions in Informal MakingExperiencesKathryn Elizabeth Shroyer, University of Washington c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Developing a Bridging Language: Design Decisions in Informal Making Experiences1: IntroductionThe complex nature of design practice makes it both challenging to teach and to learn [1].Historically, engineering programs have had difficulty integrating design in their curricula. As aresult, both the positioning of design coursework within the curricula and the teaching practiceswithin this coursework vary

Conference Session

Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Mary Wyer

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #23047Fitting In Across STEM: Comparing Science/Math and Engineering/TechnologyStudents’ Perceptions of Their Fields and FuturesHeather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University Heather entered the Applied Social and Community Psychology program in the fall of 2014, after com- pleting her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. She has participated in various research projects examining the interaction between stereotypes and science interest and confi- dence, their influence upon womens’ performance in school and the workplace, and their presence in the media and consequences for

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #21854A Strategic Plan to Improve Engineering Student Success: Development, Im-plementation, and OutcomesDr. Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University Jerome P. Lavelle is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of engineering economic analysis, decision analysis, project management, leadership, engineering management and engineering education.Dr. Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University Matthew Stimpson is the Director of Assessment in the Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs at NC

Conference Session

Motivation and Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan C. Hilpert, Georgia Southern University; Gwen C. Marchand, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #19206Complex Systems Research and Evaluation in Engineering EducationDr. Jonathan C. Hilpert, Georgia Southern University Dr. Jonathan C. Hilpert is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology in the Department of Cur- riculum Reading and Foundations in the College of Education at Georgia Southern University. His re- search interests include student motivation, engagement, and interactive learning; emergent and self- organizing properties of educational systems; and knowledge construction of complex scientific phe- nomena. He teaches courses in learning theories, research methods, and assessment and statistics

Conference Session

Engineering/Engineering Technolgy Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Colleen Elizabeth Bronner, University of California, Davis; Jennifer H Choi, University of California, Davis; Jason White, University of California, Davis

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College

Paper ID #21914Successes and Difficulties Experienced by Engineering Transfer Students ata Large Public UniversityDr. Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis Dr. Susan P. Gentry is a Lecturer with Potential Security of Employment in the Materials Science and Engineering department at the University of California, Davis. In her current position at UC Davis, she is integrating computational modules into the undergraduate and graduate materials curriculum. She is specifically interested in students’ computational literacy and life-long learning of computational materi- als science tools.Dr. Colleen Elizabeth Bronner

Conference Session

Student Empathy and Human-Centered Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Thomas Nelson; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Matt Robert Bohm, Florida Polytechnic University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

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. Robert Nagel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University. Dr. Nagel joined the James Madison University after completing his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Oregon State University. He has a B.S. from Trine University and a M.S. from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, both in mechanical engineering. Since joining James Madison University, Nagel has helped to develop and teach the six course

Conference Session

Tales from the Flip Side

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angel Ari Perez-Mejia, Quinnipiac University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #27223Call It What You Want: Blending Project-based Learning and the FlippedClassroom Model in a Civil Engineering CourseDr. Angel Ari Perez-Mejia, Quinnipiac University Ari Perez-Mejia earned his undergraduate degree in civil engineering at the Universidad Tecnologica Centroamericana (UNITEC) in Honduras, and did his graduate work at the University of South Carolina. He received his PhD in 2014 and joined the engineering faculty at Quinnipiac University that same year. His interests are in the conservation of archaeological sites and in engineering education. c American Society for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Michael Russell, UCAR Center for Science Education; John Daniel Ristvey Jr., UCAR

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #26416Engineering Education Using Inexpensive DronesDr. Randy Michael Russell, UCAR Center for Science Education Randy Russell develops science and engineering education curriculum and trains teachers via his job with the K-12 education group at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a large atmospheric science research lab in Boulder, Colorado. He has a Ph.D. in education from Michigan State, a Master’s degree in aerospace engineering from U. Maryland, and a B.S. in astrophysics from Michigan State. He did most of the development work on a drone-based engineering education curriculum for underrep