Conference Session

State of Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University; Robert L. Mott P.E., University of Dayton; Carl R Williams, University of Memphis; Mark J. Stratton, Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

topics. Respondents includedacademic professionals from the viewpoints of many kinds of academic programs; engineering,engineering technology, and industrial technology at the bachelor and associate degree levels.Globally, manufacturing is a common interest. An increasingly important aspect of engineeringand technology education is preparation of a technical and engineering workforce capable ofworking to design and manufacture products on a global basis, for a global market place.This paper and the model developed using the topics and methodology to test for conclusions areexpected to lead to future investigations of the depth of learning on manufacturing topics thateducation programs should provide. Institutions with degrees, options, minors

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Inventive Thinking & Student Beliefs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cayla Ritz, Rowan University; Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Emily Dringenberg, The Ohio State University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

combining the humanities and social sciences with STEM education to create a unique learning experience for students.Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University Jeff joined the field of engineering education after receiving his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engi- neering from Rowan University in May 2019. He conducted research as part of his senior design course on the analysis of Process Safety Decision MakingDr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University Dr. Bodnar is an Associate Professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department at Rowan University. Her research interests relate to the incorporation of active learning techniques such as game- based learning in undergraduate classes as well as innovation and

Conference Session

Design for Community and Environment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Julie Linsey, University of Texas-Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad; Kathy Schmidt; Kristin Wood, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

available for the evaluation of multicultural factors incustomer requirements.” Chen et al. propose one system employing a laddering technique andradial basis function (RBF) neural network to help overcome multicultural barriers to customerneeds gathering. A mobile phone design case study is included. The cultural factors addressedprimarily deal with the customer context. Other design researchers also explicitly address the consideration of “culture” in thedesign process. Culture may be defined as the customary beliefs, values, social forms, andmaterial traits of a group of people that are learned from preceding generations (author’sadaptation from18). Ellsworth et al.19 report on the “effects of culture on refrigerator design.”This paper

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

inthe equipment of every engineer; and therefore it has been tolerated by engineering faculties” (p.75). The inclusion of shopwork was driven by the more pragmatic needs of engineering and aperceived need to align theory and practice. The report noted that there was a great deal ofexperimentation going on at the time to learn how to better align the practical elements of anengineering curriculum with the more traditional academic subjects. From this a definition ofengineering more as doing or acting rather than knowing emerges: “What is the minimumequipment essential to every engineer, no matter what specialty he may eventually choose? Theanswers to this question must be stated in terms of ability to accomplish rather than in thecustomary terms

Conference Session

FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Lauren Elise Gentry, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

for frontier environments, enhanced engineering learning, and assistive devices for persons with disabilities.Mrs. Lauren Elise Gentry, LeTourneau University Lauren Gentry is the Assistant Director for Student Guidance at LeTourneau University. She received her B.S. in Sociology from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2000 and her Masters in Business Administration from LeTourneau University in 2010. She has spent the last 10 years in higher education serving in numerous roles including enrollment services, athletics and retention. Lauren currently serves in the role of supervising the freshmen year experience

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Mechanics Applied and the Best in Five... Get Ready!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Kevin McMullen, United States Military Academy; Brett Rocha, United States Military Academy

-conceptual, or execution errors. Recommendations areprovided for instructors to address these common errors during future delivery of the coursematerial. Some of the errors identified suggest misconceptions; a future research project will bedesigned to help identify why some misconceptions may exist.INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDEngineering mechanics provides foundational concepts that students apply in advancedengineering courses. For example, structural analysis requires a strong knowledge of staticequilibrium. Confidence calculating flexural stress and strain through the depth of a cross-sectionis critical when learning structural steel and reinforced concrete design. Ideally, prerequisiteengineering mechanics concepts are mastered and retained as

Conference Session

ERM: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Loweth, University of Michigan; Sara Hoffman, University of Michigan; Shanna Daly, University of Michigan; Leah Paborsky; Steve Skerlos, University of Michigan

information for our participants is included in Table 1.Table 1. Aggregate academic information for participants (total n = 30) Engineering Major* n % Class Standing n % rd Mechanical 11 36.7 Junior (3 year) 9 30.0 Electrical 11 36.7 Senior (4th year) 20 66.7 Industrial and Operations 6 20.0 >4th year 1 3.3 Computer Science 3 10.0 Biomedical 1 3.3*Two participants indicated more than one engineering major3.3 Data collectionData collection for this study occurred within the context of a larger study exploring engineeringstudents

Conference Session

Student Engagement, Socioemotional Needs, and Social Support During Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo; Chloe Otis, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

health in college students and findings in relations to the nature ofengineering degrees. Studies in relation to what causes distress in engineering students haveidentified that the following aspects as detrimental to learning culture: individualistic nature ofthe programs, the traditional teaching styles often used by engineering professors, the difficultyof course material, and competitive grading [7]. However, these same factors are attributed topoor mental health in the general college population [5], which might be argued to the lack ofdifferences. With the main difference between engineering and no-engineering degrees lying intheir respective programmatic nature. Engineering students are forced to focus more on theclassroom, which brings a

Conference Session

Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Penn State University; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

spent most of his career at Columbia University, wherehe taught computer science and electrical engineering. Unger participated in the founding ofCSIT and later chaired the Committee.14 In 1973, Unger first reported to CSIT the threeengineers who spoke out about the problems in the BART project and the cost they paid for theirefforts to protect the public’s interest.15 Unger noted that although the three engineers’ report ledto investigations by the California Society of Professional Engineers (CSPE) and the CaliforniaState Legislature, which confirmed the problems they identified with the BART project, neitherCSPE nor the State Legislature even mentioned, not least addressed, the wrongful firing of thethree engineers.16 Unger suggested the

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Frehill

% Academic Employment, 1999 NMSU Faculty, 2004 30% 20% 10% 0% Physical Sciences Biological and Earth and Mathematical Computer Sciences Engineering Agricultural Sciences Atmospheric Sciences Sciences Source: National Science Board 2002Finally, Figure 4 provides a general overview of the “pipeline” for academic employmentnationwide and how NMSU’s faculty fits within this context. Women’s share of doctoraldegrees is lower in engineering than in any of the other science fields. Across all fields, womenwere less likely to be employed in

Conference Session

Potpouri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University; Fatin Aliah Phang, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET; Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University; Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET; Azizan Zainal Abidin, Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

department is responsi- ble for ensuring the quality training of program evaluators, partnering with faculty and industry to conduct robust and innovative technical education research, and providing educational opportunities on sustainable assessment processes for program continuous improvement worldwide. She is Principal Investigator of a NSF-funded validity study of her direct method for teaching and measur- ing the ABET engineering professional skills and is adjunct associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University where she co-teaches the senior design capstone sequence.Dr. Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof is

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

) different combinations of thesets are described. The required number of measurements and the process for the establishmentof K-values are briefly discussed. A comprehensive assessment of how the experiment and theproject have improved the learning curve of the students is presented. Sufficient details areprovided for creation of a variation of this exercise utilizing electronic components. Thisalternative features reduced cost and time for assembly and machining. The handout of theproject and the experiment as well as a sample of the data required for conducting the analysis isincluded in the Appendices.I - IntroductionLaboratory experimentation is a critical final link for a thorough understanding and appreciationof scientific and engineering

Conference Session

Advancing Equity in STEM Academia: Insights and Strategies

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Leon Henry, University of California, Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Eva Fuentes-Lopez, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

faculty positions, asgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers face tremendous pressure to select research-focused careers (Tudor, 2018). We need to learn more about the experiences of teaching-focused Latine and Hispanicfaculty who have participated in the teaching-focused faculty job search process as it currentlyexists. Over the past 15 years, the number of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in the U.S. hasmore than doubled from 245 in 2005 to 569 in 2020. While the designation of an HSI is based onundergraduate enrollment criteria, higher education institutions must provide adequate service tothe students that they admit (Garcia, 2019). One way of providing service to the growing numberof Latine and Hispanic students is to

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 2: Tailoring DEIA Programming through Current Field Analysis: Promoting Allyship in STEM of University Graduate Students

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Mia Leigh Renna, University of Maryland College Park; Emily Lawson-Bulten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

represented in health care andsocial sciences but less so in physical sciences, computer and mathematical sciences, andengineering [13].When identifying racial demographic information of the STEM workforce, in 2021 Asianworkers had the highest representation at 39%, while Black workers were the least represented at18% [13]. Underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities, including Hispanic, Black, AmericanIndian, and Alaska Native individuals, in total made up 24% of the STEM workforce, with ahigher concentration in roles requiring technical skills or certification rather than formal highereducation [12]. Additionally, this group encountered lower median earnings compared to Whiteor Asian STEM workers [12]. Unemployment rates in 2021 were higher for

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division: Approaches to Ethics Education (Part 3, Nature and Environment)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

,” explains ASME’s Eric Butterman, “is how itimproves lives” [46]. In the current international climate, this means more than accelerating thedevelopment of Western creature comforts: faster computers, better TV resolution, increasedbandwidth for cell phones and Wi-Fi. Billions of the planet’s inhabitants are suffering fromextreme poverty or living in intolerable conditions, surrounded by cast-off electronics, mountainsof plastic, and other trash, exported by the West, that foul land and air. While we cannot expectengineers to fix everything, a good start is by righting the little wrongs, such as the pollution onMount Everest. Introducing this issue into an engineering class might also inspire some studentsto re-evaluate their priorities and

Conference Session

Expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Cultures from a Theoretical Perspective

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

engineering problems. Dr. Mejia’s primary research interests lie at the intersection of engineering education, literacy, and social justice. He is particularly interested in engineering critical literacies, Chicanx Cultural Studies frameworks and pedagogies in engineering education, and critical consciousness in engineering through social justice.Dr. Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago Renata A. Revelo is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She earned her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and her Ph.D. in Education Organization and Leadership from the University of Illinois

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher R Conty, Editor On Behalf of You

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Initially, ET programsbenefited – especially in Electronics & Energy (oil & gas). But then many traditional technicaljobs disappeared – partly despite & partly because of the personal computer age, even as theeconomy improved overall. Would-be ET majors, seeing recent graduates not find jobs, shiftedto software (programming) over hardware. Meanwhile, those “good with their hands” (& ears)who’d have previously chosen automotive or manufacturing careers, now needed to learn how toread & apply computer schematics just like their more abstract-thinking electrical/ electronictech peers. So while engineering enrollments rebounded again after the "tech" recession of theearly 1980's, as they always had before, technology &

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Session: Understanding Issues Faced by Graduate Students and Faculty

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herman Ronald Clements III, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

, 2014, doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.02.006.[37] J. A. Leydens and J. C. Lucena, “Social justice is often invisible in engineering education,” pp. 45–66, 2013.[38] A. E. Slaton, E. A. Cech, and D. M. Riley, “Yearning, Learning, and Earning,” in STEM of Desire: Queer Theories and Science Education, Brill | Sense, 2019, pp. 319–340.[39] S. Jané, C. Van Esch, and D. Bilimoria, “‘Why’d you wanna study that?’ A process model of the under-legitimation of a research topic,” Acad. Manag. Learn. Educ., vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 401–424, 2018, doi: 10.5465/amle.2016.0015.[40] K. Cantilina and R. P. Loweth, “‘You’re just not what they’re looking for’: An intersectional collaborative autoethnography exploring pathways to

Conference Session

Technical Session 5 - Paper 1: #BlackLivesMatter: A content analysis of top engineering institutions’ responses to social-political activism

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Taylor Lightner, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

. TheEngineering and Computing Department made their statement on June 19th announcing theirparticipation in a vigil to honor the victims and heal from collective trauma. Cross-institution Insights As we look across institutions, several themes surfaced through the content analysis.These themes highlight how the BLM movement was framed to meet the institution’s uses ofTwitter. From this content analysis preliminary themes rose to the surface: expression ofsolidarity, state commitment to change institutional culture to align with diversity aims, supportof protest, celebration of Juneteenth, encourage community support, administrator statements tocampus, educational resources that promote the opportunity to learn about racism, call to actionfor

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 2: Community Retrospectives

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa G. Bullard P.E., North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Katie Cadwell, Syracuse University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

development such as financialsupport for attending national meetings (e.g. ASEE (American Society for EngineeringEducation), AICHE (American Institute for Chemical Engineering), and/or support for improvingteaching and learning, and being a part of communities of other teaching-track faculty.The Education Division of AICHE created a virtual community for teaching-focused faculty inChemical Engineering in 2022. There are currently 60 members of this community invited tomeet virtually once a month. The purpose of the meetings is both to create community and toconvey information about promotion opportunities and professional development. For example,during one meeting, members heard from ASEE and AICHE officers about ways to get involvedin both

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University; Mayra S. Artiles, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

they learn the craft of research, networking in Academia, and other such skills from theirfaculty mentor [6], [16], [17]. It is, then, hard to overstate the importance of the advisingrelationship, which will have lasting effects on the student’s current endeavors and future career[18], [19]. When it comes to the support they receive from their advisor, graduate students whofeel supported are found to have a higher sense of belonging in their program, while theiracademic self-concept is also benefitted [20]. That same support has also been found to have apositive effect on the students’ satisfaction with their experience in graduate school, furtherinfluencing their career choices [18], [21], and staving off attrition [22], [23].A positive and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Accreditation and Curriculums - What Changes Are Occurring?

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers; Jay Puckett, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; David Dzombak, Carnegie Mellon University; Wayne Bergstrom

. Prior to working in educational activities, Leslie managed the Society’s grassroots advocacy strategy. Among her primary responsibilities were overseeing the Key Contact Program and the annual Legislative Fly-In Program, bringing civil engineers to Washington to learn about and lobby their elected officials on legislative issues affecting civil engineering. Prior to joining ASCE, she served as Government Relations Associate for the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (now the Auto Care Association.) Leslie is a member of the American Society of Association Executives and is a past chair of the Government Relations Section Council. She achieved the Certified Association Professional (CAE) credential in 2015

Conference Session

For Students to Know and Grow

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Candice W. Bolding, Clemson University; Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Luke J. Rapa, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

student ambassadors. She currently sits on the department’s Diversity and Outreach Committee and is a liaison for the department to the Office of the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies for the college. In addition to her role as Undergraduate Student Services Manager, Candice is a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences program in the College of Education at Clemson University.Dr. Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University Dr. Jennifer Ogle is a Professor in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University and a 2005 graduate of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. Her research focuses on transportation infrastructure design, safety, accessibility, and management

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christina A. Pantoja, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

profession). We have learned a lot about how and why women pursue and persist inengineering academics; however, few studies have attempted to establish a connection betweenthese early-career choices and women’s later decisions to either leave or stay in the profession.Examining women's career decisions over time could increase our understanding of why somewomen leave the engineering profession after having worked in industry. To undertake thisendeavor requires a comprehensive career decision framework covering the life span.Leaving Engineering: Expanding Our UnderstandingFor years organizational psychologists have extensively studied how and why individuals leavejobs. Given a career is a series of jobs, many turnover theories may apply to the study

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sara Amani, Texas A&M University; Ebtihal Mohamed Youssef, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Rand Yehia Alagha, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Sara Hillman, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Annie Ruimi, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Paper ID #32649”This is a Very Male Job”: Challenges Encountered by Females DuringRecruitment and Hiring for Engineering Jobs in QatarSara Amani, Texas A&M University Sara Amani is a PhD student at Texas A&M University studying Interdisciplinary Engineering with a focus on Engineering Education and is currently working as a Graduate Research Assistant with Dr. Sara Hillman at Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ). In addition, she also works at the Center for Teaching & Learning at TAMUQ as a Writing, Communications, and Multimedia (WCM) Consultant and regularly provides workshops to engineering

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Capstone Design Practices

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly B. Demoret P.E., Florida Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

2, texted Tues Tues TOTAL 1.5 Computer lab (4-5pm) Madeline about her subsystem dimensions. Wed GDT Lecture 3-5 pm Required lecture, follow-on meeting Wed TOTAL 3 Thurs 0 Thurs TOTAL 0 Missed mandatory lecture- FIT Soccer "away game". Coach sent Fri 0 Fri TOTAL 0

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Lauren Kaufman, CT Business and Industry Association; Mary deManbey, CT Business and Industry Association; Kerry Simoneau, CT College of Technology's Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturng

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

chainmade by the companies sponsoring the pods.Expo Logistics: Before moving forward, commitments from manufacturers who would donatetheir equipment to the event had to be coordinated. The Pod Committee planned the sequence ofthe manufacturing pods so that the evolution of a product could be best understood.Commitments from the following companies were obtained: Pod Process Company Computer-aided Design Schwerdtle Stamp Company Tooling Schwerdtle Stamp Company, Robert Morris Stamping G & R Manufacturing/Demsey Bead Industry Metals Atlantic Steel/Erikson Metals/Yarde/Ulbrich Wire/ Spring

Conference Session

Design, Build, Fly (DBF)/AIAA Student Competition/UA

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Boyer, Saint Louis University; Christopher Peck, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

four assumptions, several others had to be made. The first assumption was that the goal rate of climb would be 5 feet per second, which was determined by assuming a flight altitude of 50 feet. The team determined that it would be desirable to reach this altitude in about 10 seconds after takeoff. The second assumption was that the CL,max of the aircraft was 1.1, and third important assumption was the propeller efficiency of .85. Using these assumptions and equations for aircraft performance found in Ref. [3], a Matlab program was written to compute the design space for the aircraft. The program was written to determine the horsepower to weight ratio required for a given wing loading. The wing loading was

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma; Randa Shehab, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

know did that whole thing. And when they found out I don’t speak Spanish they’re like, it’s like “I cannot believe you don’t know Spanish” and they just go off. I don’t understand why it’s such like a, I mean, I kind of understand them. I should know it but my dad didn’t teach me. That’s not my fault. I should have learned it but…. I: Do you feel comfortable at the SHPE meetings? P: Not this year, I used to. (senior, female, 2.5 generation, English-speaking)The student quoted above noted to the interviewer that she thought greater faculty oversightcould aid in keeping the cliques under control. Sophomore year - P: I went to Los Angeles five months ago for an engineering career fair and we went

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

particular strengths at institutionsthat allowed students to change advisers at the students’ request.17,18,19,20,21In the area of research participation and classroom experiences, NASA examined whetherstudents were treated differently or otherwise limited in program participation on the basis ofgender, and assessed the overall learning environment. The agency praised practices that allowedstudents to select their own project teams, along with practices that paid attention to whetherwomen were isolated on teams or respected in leadership roles. Reviewers heard concerns about Page 14.629.9classroom examples or research equipment more geared toward