Paper ID #21314Expanding Access to and Participation in MIDFIELD (Year 2)Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of
for the National Center for Women in Information Tech- nology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science and engineering departments on diversifying their undergraduate student population. She remains an active researcher, including studying academic policies, gender and ethnicity issues, transfers, and matriculation models with MIDFIELD as well as student veterans in engineering. Her evaluation work includes evaluating teamwork models, statewide pre-college math initiatives, teacher and faculty professional development programs, and S-STEM pro- grams.Dr. Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is
Paper ID #36431Community College Computing Programs’ Unique Contexts for PromotingGender EquityDr. Erin Carll, University of Washington Erin Carll is an evaluator and researcher at the University of Washington Center for Evaluation and Re- search for STEM Equity. She earned a PhD and MA in Sociology as well as a certificate in demographic methods and a concentration in social statistics from UW. She also earned an MA in Russian, East Eu- ropean, and Eurasian Studies from Columbia University, a BA in Political Science and Russian Studies from Central Connecticut State University, and an AA in Liberal Arts and Sciences from
2006-991: VDP--A MENTOR-FOCUSED MIDDLE SCHOOL OUTREACHPROGRAMEugene Brown, Virginia Tech EUGENE F. BROWN -- Dr. Brown is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He has worked with ONR since 2001 on university-centered Navy work force development issues. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and is the author of many papers and reports describing his research in the areas of computational fluid dynamics and aircraft propulsion.Robert Kavetsky, Office of Naval Research ROBERT A. KAVETSKY -- Mr. Kavetsky is currently on assignment to ONR, where he is the director of the N-STAR program, an initiative focused on revitalizing the S&T
ways by which collaborative commons and cooperation can challenge and transform computing disciplines, and in par- ticular, translation and deployment of technology to benefit individuals with disabilities.Dr. Heather A Feldner, University of Washington Heather Feldner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington. She received her BS in Human Biology, Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Mar- quette University, PhD in Disability Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and completed a postdoctoral research position in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washing- ton. Heather has a special interest in user-centered
health monitoring of energy intensive systems.Shauna O’Hurley O’Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology Shauna O’Hurley is studying Computer Engineering Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is the President of the student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers at RIT. She has also been very active in the Women in Engineer (WE@RIT) office within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at RIT, helping to assist managing and helping to run programs.Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research Rob Lillis is President of Evalumetrics Research and has been providing planning, research and evaluation services to education, substance abuse, criminal justice, traffic safety, health and mental health programs
engineering courses in First Year Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State. She has received numerous teaching awards in the last five years at both the College and the Departmental level at OSU.Dr. Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University Roger Green received the B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1992, 1994, and 1998, respectively. During his Ph.D. studies, he also obtained a graduate minor in statistics. He is currently an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator with the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at North Dakota State University, where he teaches courses and conducts
departmental faculty outstanding teaching awards. Tarawneh serves the department as Graduate Program Director. Current expertise includes experimental heat transfer, thermal sciences, acoustics and vibrations, and railroad bearing research.Dr. Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanRobert D. Wrinkle, Center for Survey Research Page 25.684.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Guided Discovery Modules for StaticsAbstractStudents notoriously struggle to master the concept of free body diagrams. In Statics, forexample, they often fail to identify reaction
number of engineeringtopics including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy10, unit operations11, systemdynamics12, ultra-precision machining13, and strength of materials14.While the associated educational strategies and relative effectiveness are still being developedand studied, there would seem to be a synthesis between cyber-enhanced engineering educationand the social culture of today’s engineering students. The current generation of engineeringstudents is defined by the digital culture they create and in which they live15. While moststudents are familiar with the use of digital tools for everyday applications, it is natural towonder if educators and researchers in the engineering fields can and should capitalize on theemerging multimodal
process by challenging their conceptions and requiring them to developcreative solutions to problems. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) has adjusted their accreditation to include that students learn communication andteamwork as a part of their engineering studies.3 The gaming-based approach presented in thispaper builds on a simulation framework for vehicle dynamics education that was developed as aninnovative means of incorporating items from the ABET criteria to assist in the development ofeducational experiences that will translate well to industrial application. The research presentedalso uses guidance from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSEE) to develop anengaging learning environment.4 A point common
college and college-level teaching of geology and science instructional methods. She has served as coordinator of mathematics and science curriculum for a school district. Her interests and experience focus on field studies and problem-based learning.Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division Robert Stiegler is currently supporting the USMC Targeting and Engagement Systems and the Office of Naval Research, N-STAR initiative. His recent career experience has included service as a program manager for USMC science and technology programs, Science Advisor to the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic, and Head, NAVSEA Combat Systems Safety and Engineering
/newsroom/ 15 news-releases/2017/03/07/bese- committee-approves-updated-state-science-standards. [Accessed Oct. 1, 2017].[16] National Academy of Engineering, Committee on Engineering Technology Education in the United States, K. Frase, R. Latanision, and G. Pearson, “Engineering technology education in the United States: Consensus study report,” 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.nap.edu/read/23402/chapter/1. [Accessed Oct. 1, 2017].[17] J. Pate, “Project COMPLETE website,” 2019. [Online]. Available: www.completepathways.com. [Accessed Jan. 31, 2020].[18] R. Bower, E. Almasy, C. Halpin, and M. Slowinski, “Working Partners research project summary,” 2018. [Online]. Available
chapters. His research interests focus on causal reasoning and understanding, online learning, and cross-disciplinary research at the confluence of learning, cognition, and technology.Dr. Matthew A. Easter, University of Missouri Matthew Easter is an Associate Research Professor at the University of Missouri. He recently earned his doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Missouri. His research includes investi- gating how conceptual change theories relate to cognitive theories of motivation. He also assists in the development and study of online learning environments in the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri.Dr. William H. Miller, University of Missouri, Columbia William H
The Engineering Professor of 2020: the Forgotten VariableAbstractMuch has been said about the profile of the engineering graduate of the future and abouteffective and innovative teaching and learning strategies, yet only a few have spoken about theskills and competencies of the ideal engineering professor – key individual of the heart of theprocess education process. How can engineering faculty instill the novel skills and competenciesof the profession if they themselves do not possess these, have never experienced real-lifeengineering, and do not consciously study their own teaching methods? Engineering educationgathers experts that blend two professions – engineering and education. Thus, engineeringprofessors need to be both engineers AND
program accepted applications from undergraduatestudents nationwide. Students participated in the program from two-year, four-year and moreresearch-intensive schools. This program builds on a program hosted for three years, previous tothis, at the University of North Dakota. Assessment of participant learning has been a key focusof both programs. The current program focuses on research in the cybersecurity of cyber-physical systems.REU programs are designed to introduce undergraduate students to the research environment toallow them to determine if they are interested in research as a career. Providing undergraduateswith this opportunity allows them to determine whether they want to pursue graduate educationto prepare for a career in a research
and graduate students. She also serves as the college’s assessment and evaluation expert. Page 26.725.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Exploring Contemporary Issues in Sustainable EnergyAbstract: The overall aim of this research is to promote engineering graduate success in complex,interdisciplinary environments relevant to sustainability. In this study, two unique engineeringcourses were compared in terms of individual student responses to multiple-choice questionsbefore and after in-class online research, in addition to active discussions. The two courses
more active role in shaping theprogram’s direction, the authors decided to survey current and past student leaders to gatherfeedback on the program’s growth to date.Survey designFor this study, the researchers surveyed current and past OHI/O student leaders for threepurposes: (1) to determine why the students took on a leadership role within the program; (2) tounderstand whether being involved with the program shaped their college experience, helpedthem secure employment, or provided them with useful career skills; and (3) to test thehypothesis that participation in the leadership of the program led to transferable skills in theworkplace. This study qualified and was approved as Institutional Review Board (IRB)-exemptresearch.The research team
handled by ACI can involve applied research,advanced development, and rapid prototyping. Faculty involved in ACI projects are assignedbased on their areas of expertise and experience. Graduate assistants and undergraduate studentsare assigned to projects based on their skills, interests, and aspirations. Senior projects are billedat a flat fee of $2,500 whereas ACI project costs are determined based on the complexity andscope of the project. ACI supports approximately 20-25 senior projects and 2-3 lab projects peryear in areas such as application development, cybersecurity, data science, health informatics,and high-performance computing.Lessons-learned and challenges with ACI’s projects tend to be attracting a sufficient number ofprojects with an
Paper ID #28239Assessment of Cybersecurity Competition Teams as Experiential EducationExercisesDr. Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University Jeremy Straub is the Associate Director of the NDSU Institute for Cyber Security Education and Research and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the North Dakota State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Scientific Computing, an M.S. and an M.B.A. and has published over 40 journal articles and over 120 full conference papers, in addition to making numerous other conference presenta- tions. Straub’s research spans the gauntlet between technology
design projects andexperiential learning in the makerspace while growing the overall sense of community.Considering these strategies, this research study addresses the following questions. 1. How has the demographics, in terms of student major, gender identity, and racial identity changed over the first three years of use? 2. To what extent have these three strategies, and the initiatives they spawned, impacted that change? a. Early exposure b. Structured learning opportunities c. Marketing and communicationBackgroundFirst opened in the spring of 2017, the Anderson Student Innovation Labs at the University ofMinnesota are a set of makerspaces designed to give the people in the College of Science
Paper ID #12066Development and Application of the Sustainability Skills and DispositionsScale to the Wicked Problems in Sustainability InitiativeMr. Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette Justin Hess is a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education, Masters student in the School of Civil Engineering and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. He received his Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering in 2011 with a minor in philosophy and antici- pates receiving his MSCE in 2015, both from Purdue University. His research focuses on understanding engineers’ core values
important ways of historicizing sustainability as a concept and carefulwork to integrate domains and disciplines—from engineering, ecology, environmental science,and business to politics, psychology, economics, cultural studies, rhetoric, and communication.12In theory, sustainability seems to us to offer the perfect example of engineers’ need forhumanists, social scientists, and natural scientists to help with formulating and framingproblems, and for scientists’ and humanists’ need for engineers to sort through the complexproducts and processes that solve, create, and solve problems again.2, 12Several years ago, our first thought to redress this problem at Rose-Hulman Institute ofTechnology was to educate the faculty, to create supply to prepare
-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Siqing Wei received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity. After years of experience of serving a peer teacher and a graduate teaching assistant in first year engineering courses, he is a research assistant at CATME research group studying the existence, causes and interventions on international engineering teamwork behaviors, the integration and implementation of team-based assignments and projects into STEM course designs and using mixed-method, especially natural language processing to student written research
and disposal; research and treatment of various environmental contaminants; overall environmental and water resources sustainability; and STEM Education. He has previously served as Director for the Title III Minority Graduate Fellowship Program and the STEM- Public Policy Program at FAMU. He presently serves as the Director for the Program of Excellence in STEM (PE-STEM) and the Civil Engineering Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program at FAMU. He has also served as faculty advisor for Engineers without Borders and the National Society for Black Engineers for the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, and received his M.A. in Biblical Studies in 2019. He and his wife Kimberline of 21 years are the
authored exclusively by non-MIDFIELD team members. These studies range fromcomparing graduation timing across diverse student groups [15] to algorithm designs ineducation applications [16].Conclusions and Future WorkResearch with MIDFIELD has been impactful and broadly disseminated. In this project, theMIDFIELD team is focusing on transitioning MIDFIELD to the American Society forEngineering Education (ASEE). The current team of MIDFIELD researchers continues to helpothers learn to use MIDFIELD. We have developed tutorials that introduce MIDFIELD, keymetrics, and example scenarios as well as facilitating workshops. In year 2, we offered theMIDFIELD Institute, an online three-day workshop to help researchers learn about and useMIDFIELD effectively
Academy in a Turbulent Era.Dr. Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University Dr. Canek Phillips is a Research Scientist at in the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University where his research interests touch broadly on efforts to promote greater equity for underrepre- sented groups in engineering. Canek earned his PhD from the Purdue School of Engineering Education in 2016 and worked as a graduate research assistant in Dr. Alice Pawley’s Feminist Research in Engineering Education Lab. Canek was brought on at Rice originally as a postdoctoral research fellow in 2017 on an NSF-funded study that investigates the efficacy of an audio-based method of learning mathematics where he now serves as Co-PI. In 2019, he
Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research in- terests include diversity & inclusion, students’ persistence, advising and mentoring, engineering career pathways, and school-to-work transition of new engineers. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies, Hassan worked for five years at General Electric where he graduated from their Edison Engineering Development Program (EEDP) and then worked as a gas turbine fleet management engineer. In addition to his technical role, Hassan supported the recruiting, interview, and selection process of the EEDP Program
cell. This wasinstrumental for the study as it enabled us to rapidly design and test different feed spacers. Spacer design development was also modeled in SolidWorks. The spacer design shiftedfrom chevrons printed on parallel cross members to chevrons embossed on a 1.0 mm thick sheet(Figure 3). The change in design was due to the physical fragility of the designs. Additionally,the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) is currently researching theeffectiveness of printing directly onto the membrane with steel shims placed underneath thesheet in the cell, this study aims to model this approach in the future.Figure 3: Comparison of the initial spacer design (left) and the newly developed design (right)with a full thick
research interests include student pathways, educational policy, and quantitative research methods.Mr. Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University at West Lafayette Hassan Al Yagoub is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research in- terests include diversity & inclusion, students’ persistence, advising and mentoring, engineering career pathways, and school-to-work transition of new engineers. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies, Hassan worked for five years at General Electric where he graduated from their Edison Engineering
thinking. His areas of research include engineering design thinking, adult learning cognition, engineering education professional development and technical training. He has extensive international experience working on technical training and engineering educaton projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and U.S. Department of Labor, USAID. Countries where he has worked include Armenia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, and Thailand. In addition, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses for the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University.Dr. Morteza Pourmohamadi, Tabriz Islamic Art University Morteza Pourmohamadi is an Assistant Professor in Industrial Design