of research and innovation in engineering, seismology Photo 1. The First Field Instrument for Strong Shaking of Structures, Blume Center [1] In order to encourage the advancement of earthquakeand geology at Stanford University. Following that engineering research and education at Stanford, John A.catastrophic event, William Rogers developed the first Blume proposed the formation of the Earthquake Engineeringinstrument to experimentally investigate soil
Paper ID #32625Integrating Public Health Topics in Drug Delivery System EducationMr. Jorge Jimenez, University of Pittsburgh Jorge Jimenez is a PhD candidate in bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering. They are part of the National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP-KAT) program and has research interest in ophthalmic biomaterials, drug delivery systems, Latinx healthcare and advancing diversity and inclusion in education. They engage in teaching as research through the Center for the Integration of Research Teaching, and Learning
Paper ID #33586Biologically Inspired Design For Engineering Education: Online TeacherProfessional Learning (Evaluation)Dr. Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Meltem Alemdar is s Associate Director and Principal Research Scientist at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on improving K-12 STEM education through research on curriculum development, teacher pro- fessional development, and student learning in integrated STEM environments. Dr. Alemdar is currently co-PI for research on various NSF funded projects
Paper ID #22860Assessing the Active Learning in Engineering Education Based on BOPPPSModelProf. Fu zhongli, National University of Defense Technology Zhongli-FU, is Associate Professor of Center for National Security and Strategic Studies(CNSSS)at Na- tional University of Defense Technology (NUDT),China. His research focuses on engineering education, including adult education and distance learning practice. He has conducted research on engineering ed- ucation as a visiting scholar in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2013. He is the member of the International Association for Continuing Engineering
Paper ID #46039Enabling Successful Transitions to Higher Education for Students with DisabilitiesSeth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines Seth Vuletich is the Scholarly Communications Librarian the Colorado School of Mines. Seth provides specialized support to graduate students through all stages of the research lifecycle. Prior to entering the field of librarianship, Seth was a professional woodworker and earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Seth earned his Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Denver in 2021.Brianna B Buljung, Colorado School of
AC 2009-114: ASSESSING RESEARCH ON SELF-EFFICACY AMONGECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OFCOLOR IN MENTORING PROGRAMS AT PREDOMINANTLY WHITEINSTITUTIONSTerrell Strayhorn, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dr. Terrell Strayhorn is Associate Professor of Higher Education, Special Assistant to the Provost, and Director of the Center for Higher Education Research and Policy (CHERP) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Recipient of a 2008 NSF CAREER Award (EHR #0747304) for his research on minorities in STEM, Strayhorn is author of several books and over 50 chapters, refereed articles, reports, and analyses
learning and curriculum develop- ment at the intersection of design, engineering, and entrepreneurship. Raspuzzi received his Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University and an inaugural Master in Design Engineering from Harvard University–where his projectEMMA: Maternal Healthcare Coachearned him the MDE 2018 Thesis Prize. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 A Model for Immersive Summer Experiences with Significant Research and Leadership ElementsAnas Chalah, Harvard UniversityFawwaz Habbal, Harvard UniversityMichael Raspuzzi, Harvard UniversityIntroductionOne aspect of engineering education is to enable students to participate in addressing open-ended
Paper ID #43185Board 10: Work in Progress: Design of a Full-Time Summer Research Programfor High School StudentsMarla Hilderbrand-Chae, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Marla Hilderbrand-Chae is a Ph.D. student in the UML Biomedical Engineering Program where she researches engagement and mentorship in engineering education at the high school level. Hilderbrand-Chae has consulted for and presented at conferences sponsored by J-WEL, the World Education Lab at MIT, and has worked in partnership with Boston Scientifics’ Division of Equity and Inclusion group in developing a high school science mentorship program for
. degrees in Computer Science from AAST - Alexandria Campus, Egypt. Dr. Abdelhamid’s research work spans three main fields, Computer Science, STEM Education, and Public Health. His research interests are in high-performance services-based computing solutions, novel digital educational technologies, and tools for the social network analysis of complex systems. More specifi- cally, his research focuses on designing and building software systems and services (science-as-service) that enable students and domain experts from various fields to access and interact with various learning resources easily and perform data analyses and simulations to study large-scale biological information socio-technical (BIST) complex systemsDr
AC 2009-1189: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MODULESFOR BIOPROCESS ENGINEERINGRick Williams, East Carolina UniversityStacy Klein, Vanderbilt UniversityLoren Limberis, East Carolina UniversityStephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University Page 14.408.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Design and Development of Educational Modules for Bioprocess EngineeringAbstractEast Carolina University’s new general engineering program is built around the goal ofexcellence in undergraduate education. The faculty members of the program are encouraged topursue novel approaches to engineering education in order to achieve this goal. The
2006-893: A TEN YEAR PERSPECTIVE ON CHANGES IN ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONBenjamin Flores, University of Texas-El Paso BENJAMIN C. FLORES is Professor and Division Director of Computing and Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. He has also led the Model Institutions for Excellence Program over the past eight years. His teaching interests include Electronics, High Resolution Radar, and Radar Signal Processing. His education research focuses on the development and assessment of academic models for STEM student success. Dr. Flores is a member of ASEE, AAAS, NSBE, and SPIE.Ann Darnell, University of Texas-El Paso ANN DARNELL is the Assistant Director of Evaluation for the Model
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Implementing and Integrating International Research into the Engineering Curriculum at Lincoln University, Pennsylvania and the University of the West Indies, TrinidadIntroductionEducating engineers to meet the needs of today’s global economy and diverse workforceinvolves preparing culturally competent individuals as well as providing increased access tomembers of under-represented, under-prepared and minority groups (UUMs). Minorities andFemales constitute about 4% and 15% of the engineering workforce while accounting for over13% and 50% of the general U.S. population respectively.1 This status quo is maintained bydisproportionately high attrition rates from
242 Transforming Engineering Education through Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at MUSE R. Radharamanan School of Engineering, Mercer University, Macon, GAAbstractA self-sustaining Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) established at the MercerUniversity School of Engineering (MUSE) serves to promote and enhance cross-disciplinaryeducational programs (teaching, collaboration, and learning) as well as research and scholarlyactivities among Mercer faculty and students on innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. TheSchool of Engineering
Paper ID #6485University-community partnerships and program development in pre-collegeengineering educationMr. Ethan Alexander Peritz, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Undergraduate researcher and curriculum developer focused on expanding the breadth and depth of engi- neering programs in public schools.Dr. Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University Morgan Hynes is a Research Faculty Associate at Arizona State University conducting research on the impact of product archaeology dissection activities on students’ knowledge and abilities to engineer in broader contexts. Before joining ASU, Hynes was a
University. Dr. Strimel conducts research on design pedagogy, cognition, and assessment as well as the pre-service engineering teacher education.Tori Constantine, Purdue University at West Lafayette Tori Constantine is a graduate research assistant pursing her Master’s degree in Technology Leadership & Innovation at Purdue University. She currently works with the SCALE K12 research group in exploring microelectronics curriculum.Deana M. Lucas, Purdue University at West Lafayette Deana M. Lucas is a PhD student in the Technology Leadership and Innovation Department at Purdue University. Deana’s background in Technology and Engineering Education drives her passion for working in spaces where disciplinary content
management. Her research primarily focuses on manufacturing and healthcare delivery operations. Additionally, she has practical experience as a process engineer in the sheet metal manufacturing and pipe fabrication industry, where she worked for several years. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Binghamton University (SUNY); and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Bogazici University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Generative Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Engineering: Industry Applications and Educational ProspectsIntroductionFirst, online teaching took educators by storm due to
Paper ID #33000Exploring the Mentoring Needs of Engineering Postdoctoral Scholars ofColor: Is Systematic Change Required in the Postdoctoral TrainingEnvironment? (Research)Dr. Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Dr. Sylvia Mendez is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She earned a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Kansas, a MS in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University, and a BA in Economics from Washington State University. Dr. Mendez’s research
. Javad Anjum, University of Mary Javad Anjum is an Assistant Professor at the University of Mary. He worked as a physician in India and pursued clinical research in Neurophysiology. He then completed a PhD in Speech-Language Science from the Ohio University with research foci in aphasia and psycholinguistics. Javad’s current research interests are in understanding the impaired and unimpaired cognitive-linguistic processes in aphasia and developing assessment methods for evaluating language performance in people with brain injuries. He also has research interests in interprofessional education (IPE) with health sciences and engineering dis- ciplines.Ms. Audra Anjum, Ohio University Audra Anjum is an instructional
Paper ID #34637Visualizing Arguments to Scaffold Graduate Writing in EngineeringEducationDr. Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Kristen R. Moore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at University at Buffalo. Her research focuses primarily on technical communication and issues of equity, inclusion, and social justice. She is the author of Technical Communication After the Social Justice Turn: Building Coalitions for Action (2019), in addition to a range of articles. She has received a number of awards for her research, including the Joenk Award for the best
field of computational materials science.Dr. Miladin Radovic, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeffrey E. Froyd is a TEES Research Professor and the Director of Faculty Climate and Development at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the integrated, first-year curriculum in science, engineering, and mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which was recognized in 1997 with
Paper ID #36953Exploring Transfer Student’s Perceptions of Their TransitionExperience in Calculus 2 at a Research Intensive Institution:A Phenomenological StudySteven Edalgo Steven Edalgo is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. He received his B.S. in Pure Mathematics from Georgia Southwestern State University in 2012, M.S. in Mathematical Sciences from McNeese State University in 2014, and M.S. in Mathematics Education from Oklahoma State University in 2017. He has taught undergraduate mathematics and statistics courses at several institutions in the
Engineers (SHPE), the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE), the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and ten times Outstanding Chapter Awardee, the American Chemical Society-Wright College Chapter. Doris promotes collaboration between K-12 schools, other community colleges, 4-year institutions, non-profit organizations, and industries. Doris’ current research is to design and implement practices that develop Community of Practice (CoP), Professional Identity, and Self-Efficacy to increase diversity in Engineering and Computer Science and to streamline transfer from community colleges to 4-year institutions. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: The
Paper ID #32715Unified Voice and Group Agency: Developing Teams to TransformEngineering EducationDr. Cara Margherio, University of Washington Cara Margherio is the Assistant Director of the UW Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE). Cara’s work examines the social mechanisms which may transform the production of inequal- ities within STEM higher education. Her research is grounded in critical race and feminist theories, and her research interests include community cultural wealth, counterspaces, intersectionality, and institu- tional change.Anna Lee Swan, University of Washington Anna Lee Swan is a
construction engineering and management, material science and characterization, and sus- tainable engineering. She have established a unique multi-disciplinary research and education program at LSU for undergraduate and graduate students focused on infrastructure sustainability and the use of advanced materials including nanomaterials in construction applications. This program has built a core foundation for sustainable development research and education within her department and LSU’s College of Engineering. Dr. Hassan has attracted research funding that exceeded 2.3 million dollars, and has published with her students 45 refereed journal publications and 60 refereed conference proceedings. She has 10 invited
wide variety of settings—as engineers inindustry, physicians in private or public medical clinics, biomedical researchers in academia,industry or government, and many others. The opportunities opened up by interdisciplinarityand this profusion of career paths are also well known: fresh insights from novel cuts through oldproblems, techniques ported across disciplines and practices, innovations transferred fromlaboratory bench to surgeon’s suite. The distinctive opportunities for graduates are a functionnot only of interdisciplinarity and diverse career options, but of the common subject matter andpurpose of their work: interventions in life systems for human benefit.Ethics education for BME undergraduates presents related challenges and
AC 2012-3380: EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF VIRTUAL REAL-ITY GAMES PROMOTING METACOGNITION AND PROBLEM-SOLVINGDr. Ying Tang, Rowan University Ying Tang received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Northeastern University, P. R. China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and Ph.D degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J., in 2001. She is currently an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rowan University. Her research interests include virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and modeling and scheduling of computer- integrated systems. Tang has led or participated in several research and education projects funded by National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Transportation
and able to carry on advanced design and research tasks. They understandthey are trapped in an unfortunate financial turmoil affecting the efficiency of their work.Nevertheless, the faculty understand the importance of their role in the education of engineers ingeneral and their involvement in this course in particular. They see the benefits gained at the endof each semester very rewarding. Some of the faculty benefits can be summarized as follow:¾¾ Tackling meaningful problems, ¾¾ Working on a task that would otherwise be beyond scope, Obtain student help to perform research, ¾¾ Getting some research funds (may be insignificant) that would otherwise not be available, View current practices as a result of the interaction
Paper ID #41873Coping Strategies of Minoritized Students in STEM Higher EducationMr. Nagash Clarke, Nagash Clarke is a doctoral student at the University of Michigan working with Dr. Joi-Lynn Mondisa. In his research, he examines mentoring as well as racial allyship for broadening minoritized participation in STEM higher education. He received a Bachelor’s in Chemistry from Pace University.Dr. Joi-Lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan Joi Mondisa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering and an Engineering Education Faculty Member at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor
micro-machining equipment. To remedy this problem,this researched focused on the development of a unique low-cost micro milling machine whichallows for high precision and ease of use. This paper reports on the development process andtesting of this low-cost machine. In addition, the paper presents machinability data that willenable companies to select optimum cutting condition, thus reducing costs associated with toolbreakages. Detailed educational experiences which were developed utilizing micromachiningtechniques are also presented. This work also details the educational work which has beendeveloped for the program students.IntroductionThe increased need for miniaturization of parts has continued to play a major role in developingmicro
Paper ID #26012Robotic Competition Teams: Assessing the Experiential Education Value ofParticipationMr. Andrew Jones, North Dakota State University Andrew Jones received a master’s degree in Software Engineering from North Dakota State University (NDSU) in 2016. He is currently a Software Engineering Ph.D. student studying artificial intelligence and robotics. He is currently a teaching assistant and research assistant, and has served as the team lead for autonomous robot development competitions, such as the IGVC.Dr. Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University Jeremy Straub is the Associate Director of the NDSU Institute