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Issues Facing STEM Programs at Rural Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Umar Iqbal; Alta Knizley, Mississippi State University; Jenna Johnson, Mississippi State University; Rani Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Shane Brauer, Mississippi State University

Paper ID #37330Improving Engineering Transfer Student Onboarding andRetention through Scholarship and ProgrammaticInterventionsLesley Strawderman (Associate Professor)Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh Dr. M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University. Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh investigates the use of digital systems to measure and support engineering education. Current projects include leveraging writing to support programming skill development, using 3D weather visualizations to develop computational thinking skills for K-12 students

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ms. Carol Cummiskey; Dr. Harris Rawicz

system accurate to one second in thirty-one centuries. The undergraduate student’s internship experience at ITT not only helped her in her studies thefollowing year, but allowed her instructor to observe the development of an Electrical Engineering student,between her sophomore and Junior year of college, in an actual industrial environment. This resulted in amodification of the teaching techniques used by the instructor in classes taken by sophomore engineeringstudents.Introduction Companies usually support internships for students between their junior and senior years of college.This is done for two reasons: the first is that they feel that students between their sophomore and junior years donot have a sufficient engineering

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Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Nahid Vesali P.E., The Citadel

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Diversity, Professional Papers

teaches project management, technical planning ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Mapping the Path to KEEN Fellowships: Trends, Insights, and Impacts from 2020-2024Abstract:The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) Fellowship program fostersentrepreneurial-minded learning (EML) in engineering education and has grown significantlysince its inception. This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the program from 2020 to 2024,focusing on the impact of fellows on engineering education, the workshops that have yielded themost fellowships, and the relationship between fellows' disciplines and their contributions.Through a review of KEEN Fellows' projects, we classify

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Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University, Bozeman; Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College

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Engineering Leadership Development

Professional Engineer. He has also taught high school and attended seminary. You can find more of his engineering education work at educadia.org or on his YouTube channel.Mr. Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College Werner Zorman is the Associate Professor and Annenberg Chair of Leadership at Harvey Mudd Col- lege. Before he joined Harvey Mudd, he was the Associate Director of Leadership Programs at Cornell’s College of Engineering from 2012 to 2016. Mr. Zorman received his M.S. degree in computer science from the University of Technology in Vienna. He worked for 23+ years in the telecom industry in Europe and North America as engineer, leader, mentor, coach and leadership development professional. After a long and

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes; William LeBold; William Oakes

majors. PIQ profiles also providestudents with an opportunity to compare their interests with engineers who have been employedin different engineering functions (research, development, design, operations, sales, andmanagement) and with engineers who have pursued various types of post-baccalaureateprograms.4 The PIQ profile becomes part of the student’s file and may be used by the studentand advisors for academic and career counseling. Page 4.287.2ESCAPEPurdue engineering students make use of ESCAPE - an Internet Engineering Specific CareerAdvisory Problem-solving Environment 5 on the World Wide Web. The ESCAPE system hasbeen developed to help

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Capstone Design and Engineering Practice

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Adams

teams comprised ofundergraduate engineering students from both universities. The industrial sponsors providedfinancial grants to the universities to support the projects. In addition, the companies haveprovided in-plant summer employment for student team members and made available engineeringspecialists to serve as project mentors.The GEDT projects have focused on the design and analyses associated with integrating apropulsion engine into a helicopter. The objective of this paper is to summarize the Boeingmentor’s perspective of the projects accomplished by the student teams. The Boeing mentor hasserved as the project’s engineering technology point of contact.Boeing’s objective in being an industrial sponsor for university projects has included

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Lianjun Wu, Mercer University; Arash Afshar, Mercer University; Dorina Marta Mihut; Belle Lin; Melanie L McElroy, Mercer University ; Jordi Riera Shephard, Mercer University; Michael James Norenberg, Mercer University

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Professional Papers

molding industries.Dr. Dorina Marta Mihut Dr. Dorina Marta Mihut is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Mercer University School of Engineering. She graduated with Ph.D. in Materials Science at University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ph.D. in Technical Physics at Babes-Bolyai University, Romania; M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Technical University Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Her teaching and research interests are in the area of materials science and engineering, thin films and coatings depositions using physical vapor deposition systems and related analysis, coatings for wear and corrosion resistance improvement, environmental

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International Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Ergem Senyuva; Joe Spaulding, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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International

failures to successes that would help us better understand the story of your project and the experiences of those involved.2. Please tell us what you have put in place to make their project continue.3. Has the team been creative in their presentation and complemented it with visuals?4. Students clearly defined an environmental or sustainability problem on their campus.5. The project, however simple, affects a significant change in either the habits of students and administrators or the way in which the campus functions as a whole.6. Students smartly and effectively used social media across as many platforms as a tool for outreach and social marketing.7. Students were creative in how they educated others about their project.8. Students

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 8

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Stephanie Zackery, New Mexico State University; Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

Paper ID #46408Finding the Inner Researcher and Leader through an Engineering MentoredResearch Program at an HSIHilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre received an Ed.D. degree in Higher Education Leadership from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), and an M.Sc. from the University of Technology of Compi`egne, France. She is now a researcher at New Mexico State University (NMSU). She focuses her research on qualitative studies addressing minority and underrepresented student college persistence, such as Latinas’ performance in STEM, mentoring, and

Conference Session

Track 4: Technical Session 6: Building Bridges to Success: A Thriving Program

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Labrisha Nicole Mabry, Mississippi State University ; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Lorena Andrea Benavides Riano, Mississippi State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

is a historic, nationally recognized leader in the field of 7 experimental aviation research.• The Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems is committed to exploring solutions to complex problems in areas such as autonomous vehicles, materials science, high- performance computing, advanced controls, and human-machine interaction.• The Digital Media Center empowers MSU students, faculty, and staff to develop skills in design, production, creation, and editing. We provide a collaborative space for teaching and learning, the latest technology and equipment, and the help you need to use them.• The High Voltage Laboratory at

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Design - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Steven Higbee, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sharon Miller, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Biomedical Engineering

ourprogram. Moving forward, we aim to develop instruments or adapt published instruments thatmore objectively measure student self-efficacy toward design [19] for use in our program and,more generally, in the context of biomedical engineering education. Bandura proposes four mainsources of efficacy information: performance accomplishments, vicarious experience, verbalpersuasion, and physiological states [20]. We aim to contribute to an understanding of howstudent design confidence relates to such described mechanisms for changes in self-efficacy.AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank the IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning for their supportvia the Curriculum Enhancement Grant (CEG) and for moderating focus groups.References[1] J.E. Froyd

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Mechanical Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Blace Albert; Wayne Whiteman

, and Control of Dynamic Systems,5 but not to the extent envisionedin this paper.As mentioned in the introduction, the course proposed in this paper could be a two-term offering,or a one-semester course if selected chapters are used. The prerequisites for the course would be Page 8.729.2 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”a basic knowledge of linear algebra and calculus through differential equations, statics,dynamics, mechanics of materials, and basic electrical circuit theory and

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #10

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alvis Fong, Western Michigan University; Steven Carr, Western Michigan University; Ajay Gupta, Western Michigan University; Shameek Bhattacharjee, Western Michigan University

InterdisciplinaryHuman + AI Research Group at Western Michigan University (WMU), together with public andprivate partners at various US locations and beyond, aim to address a critical shortage in STEMworkforce that understands the anticipated immense technical and societal changes broughtabout by AI. The need for a strong AI-informed workforce is exemplified by the American AIInitiative (https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/accelerating-americas-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence/). Taking a convergent approach, the project primarily aims to integrate core literacyand advanced skills at the intersection of SSR Computing, High Performance Computing (HPC),and AI into the educational curriculum across multiple STEM disciplines. This will preparefaculty

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #18204Integrating Computer Engineering Labs with ”Video Theme”Dr. Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University Dr. Chu is Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has taught undergraduate and graduate digital systems and computer architecture courses for more than two decades, and he has received multiple instructional grants from the National Science Foundation and authored six textbooks in this area. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Integrating Computer Engineering Labs with a “Video Theme”1. Introduction A good

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaylin Williams, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

member and administrator. Follow Shaylin on Instagram @phd.progress to see her journey through academia. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 (Re)Engineering Student Success: Constructing Knowledge on Summer Bridge Students’ Experiences to Encourage Holistic Student Success AbstractIf a group of engineering deans was asked whether students at their institutions were successfuland why, what information might they immediately or subconsciously use to measure or gauge theengineering students' success? If only academic performance outcomes like GPA, individualcourse grades, or graduation rate race to their minds, then their rationale aligns with the

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2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

Authors

Shamim Mirza, California State University at Long Beach

2020), and during pandemic (Fall 2020). The study shows an excellent improvement instudents GPA in Fall 2020 compared to the previous semesters. This paper will present thechallenges to teach an engineering lab in hybrid/virtual mode.IntroductionThe demand of the E-learning or online learning has been increasing day-by-day1,2. DuringCOVID-19 pandemic (March 2020 to Present), the whole world continues education, fromelementary to university, through online learning mode. Not only the academic education, all thescientific meetings, business meetings, and social meetings are using online mode. It was veryhard for all the schools to change the conventional instruction mode to virtual (i.e., online)instruction mode overnight. Surprisingly, somehow

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Cynthia Helman, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2009-1922: INTEGRATING A FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING PROGRAMWITH A LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITYTimothy Hinds, Michigan State University TIMOTHY J. HINDS is an Academic Specialist in the Michigan State University College of Engineering Undergraduate Studies and Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is the lead instructor for the Cornerstone Engineering / Spartan Engineering program teaching courses in engineering design and modeling. He has also taught courses in machine design, manufacturing processes, mechanics, computational tools and international product design as well as graduate-level courses in engineering innovation and technology management. He has over 25 years of combined academic

Collection

2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Jason Rinehart; Trinh Huynh; Douglas Dow; Saurav Basnet

of the tasks involved. Autodesk Fusion 360 gave a free one-year education licenses allowing this project to be visualized. Lastly, we acknowledge the many brilliant minds who developed the electronics used as a backbone for this project. REFERENCES [1] M. Maya, “Internet of Things: A Deeper Dive in Your Privacy and

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FPD 4: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part I: Multimedia, Large Classes, and TAs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hyunyi Jung, Purdue University; Alena Moon, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

). Page 23.588.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Factors That Help and Hinder Teaching Assistants’ Ability to Execute Their ResponsibilitiesAbstractGraduate and undergraduate teaching assistants (TAs) are key players in large universities’efforts to incorporate student-centered learning into science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) courses. This paper investigates, through interviews, the perspectives ofeight TAs employed within a First-Year Engineering course with a significant focus on open-ended problem solving. The purpose of this study was to indentify factors that helped andhindered teaching assistants’ execution of their responsibilities

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ding Yuan, Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Teaching Engineering Design Concepts Through A Multidisciplinary Control ProjectAbstractThis paper described the design and the implementation of a multidisciplinary project in two-sequential control courses to reinforce students’ understanding of engineering design conceptsfrom a system point of view. Such a project had two phases which corresponded to the twocourses. In the Phase I of the project, a vague problem idea was given, which required thestudents to design a (multidisciplinary) mechatronics system. The students formed in teams andcollected information to further define the project before drawing their first drafts. Multiple ideaswere

Conference Session

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

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rachel Ann Baker; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thaddeus Milton

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

of Diversity and Inclusion The Millennial Influence for inclusion,” 2015.[9] B. A. Danielak, A. Gupta, and A. Elby, “Marginalized Identities of Sense-Makers: Reframing Engineering Student Retention,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 103, no. 1, pp. 8–44, 2014.[10] E. A. Cech and T. J. Waidzunas, “Navigating the heteronormativity of engineering: The experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual students,” Eng. Stud., vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1–24, 2011.[11] C. Hill, C. Corbett, and A. St Rose, Why so few? Women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. ERIC, 2010.[12] R. F. Baumeister and M. R. Leary, “The Need To Belong - Desire for Interpersonal Attachments as a Fundamental Human-Motivation,” Psychol. Bull

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Piyush Pradhananga; Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Gabriella Santi; Lu Zhang, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

, “Communication Trends in Engineering Firms: Implications for Undergraduate Engineering Courses,” Int. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 115–121, 1999.[11] J. V. Farr and B. A. Bowman, “Abet accreditation of engineering management programs: Contemporary and future issues,” EMJ - Eng. Manag. J., vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 7–13, 1999, doi: 10.1080/10429247.1999.11415044.[12] M. Elzomor and O. Youssef, “Coupling Haptic Learning with Technology To Advance Informal STEM Pedagogies,” Am. Soc. Eng. Educ.[13] Stata.com, “Ologit — Ordered logistic regression.”[14] D. Kumrow and B. Dahlen, “Is Peer Review an Effective Approach for Evaluating Teachers?,” Clear. House A J. Educ. Strateg. Issues Ideas, vol. 75, no. 5, pp. 238–241

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2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Katherine Abrey; Maddy Cronin; Deanna Malone; Libby Osgood P.Eng.

objectionable or estimable, or simply, “who benefits and whopays” [2], these published reflections could be useful for institutions considering similarinternational humanitarian trips to better prepare their students and encourage reflective practices.This article is divided into three sections: (1) background information on the experience, authors,and terminology in international humanitarian trips, (2) benefits for students and community, and(3) reasons to question participation.Background InformationTo provide context for the resulting discussion, this section contains a description of theinternational humanitarian trip, a land acknowledgement and positionality statement, and adiscussion on common but not synonymous terms for humanitarian

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise Community College

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Minorities in Engineering

meeting all of the needs desigated for this project.Most important, of all, this project allowed us to keep the ASU METS Center open for ayear in which it might have been closed and brought together the personnel and schoolsneeded to prepare a successful proposal to the NSF STEP program which is allowing thisproject to continue and to expand for the next five years.References 1. Anderson-Rowland, M.R., “Co mmun ity Co llege Transfer Students: Does Gender Make a Difference?” Proceedings of the American Engineering Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June, 2008, 14 pages. http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/paper- view.cfm?id=9331 2. Anderson-Rowland, M.R. and VanIngen-Dunn, C., “ Encouraging Transfer

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Hadsell, Cañada College

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Paper ID #15634Physics Jam, a Physics Preparation Program to Increase Student Performanceand Success in Introductory Physics Courses ˜Dr. Courtney Hadsell, Canada College I graduated with my PhD in Physics from The University of North Carolina in 2013. I am currently a physics instructor and physics program services coordinator at Ca˜nada College. I have a deep passion in promoting understanding and success for physics students thought pre-semester and continuing academic support. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Physics Jam, a Physics Preparation

Conference Session

Study Abroad Experiences Intl Div Tech Session 9

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew Korey, Purdue University; Caitlyn M. Clarkson, Purdue University; Kali D Frost, Purdue University; Joseph Andler, Purdue University; Congying Wang, Purdue University; Melissa S. Reeves, Tuskegee University; Carol A. Handwerker, Purdue University

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Diversity

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International

in materials engineering at Purdue University. Here, he is co- advised by Drs. Carol Handwerker in Materials Engineering and Rakesh Agrawal in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering. His research has a dual focus of 1. developing novel chalcogenide semicon- ductors for application in solution-processed photovoltaics and 2. completing environmental analyses including life cycle assessments and leaching procedures on these novel systems to identify areas of im- provement in the context of environmental performance. Joe was a Ross fellow upon entering Purdue and later became an Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) fellow supported by the National Science Foundation. He received his B.S

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jia G. Liang, Kansas State University; Rick Evans, Cornell University; Stacey E. Kulesza, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

these women’s experiences relevantto and in ESPTs and how those positive experiences might help us to design more rewarding andenduring engineering education experiences, curricula and identities for women (and men). Webelieve that the answers to both questions are contained in our thematic passage. Foremost, weshould foster experiences of agency that are realized through challenges, opportunities for hands-on doing, and actual outcomes. All elements should become progressively more demanding andrequire a deeper and broader understanding of engineering praxis – one that is only possible ifwe encourage the development of an enduring community or communities. It is through theircontinued participation in these communities, responding to the

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

wish to stay in the area, the primary occupations to which localstudents aspire are to be a border patrolman, to work with the border control in some way, or towork at Wal-Mart. These students also tell us that it is also common “knowledge” that if you arenot in the top 20% of your high school class, you will not be able to make it even at the CC level.It takes strong determination to break through these beliefs. Fortunately, in our work with thesestudents we have seen examples of students who have done very well in their academic careereven though they were not expected to. For example, one student, who was not in the top 20%of his high school class in the local high school and had no role model in his family with anypostsecondary education

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexander D. Poularikas

. Practical optical amplifiers basedon erbium-doped glass fibers are now commercial products. It seems inevitable that the keytechnologies for transmitting and processing information will soon be based on the manipulationof photons, rather than electrons. Many, if not most, of these systems will be integrated hybridsof photonic and electronic devices, that is, optoelectronic devices.It is essential that institutions of higher education must be prepared to provide the knowledgerequired to incorporate emerging photonics technologies into society. The rapid development oflaser sources, optical fibers, and semiconductor optoelectronic devices has lead to an abundanceof applications that directly impact our everyday experience. A growing photonics

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Bocian, Cornell University; Alexandra Werth, Cornell University; Campbell James McColley, Cornell University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

developing and supporting college-industry partnerships in engineering curricula. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Work In Progress: Redesigning a biomedical engineering course to enhance design mindsets and skillsIntroductionIn the field of biomedical engineering (BME), the ability to think critically, collaborateeffectively, and design innovative solutions is critical. Yet, traditional approaches to teachingdesign often fall short of bridging the gap between theory and practice. Recognizing this, BME2081, a one-credit, year-long seminar at Cornell taken by BME students typically during theirsophomore spring and junior fall semesters, is undergoing a transformative redesign to