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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Graduate Student Experience and Decision-Making

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alayna Grace Wanless; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Elizabeth Gross, Sam Houston State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Returning and Direct Pathway Students: How the Decision Making Process of Engineering Master’s Degree Pursuit is Influenced by Industry ExperienceAbstractThe decision making process to pursue an engineering graduate degree has long been a subject ofinterest for researchers. Recently, research has also been conducted regarding returnerengineering master’s students: those who returned to attend graduate school after over five yearsof working in industry. This paper aims to bridge the gap between these two genres of researchand study the differences in the decision making process between returner and direct pathwaystudents. A web-based survey of United States engineering master’s students

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Engineering Identity and Student Support (Features 2 papers of STDT)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hang Zhang, Jining Normal University; Xinyao Song; Ming Li, Beijing Foreign Studies University

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

,USA. Hang Zhang’s academic interests include global comparative education, engineering education, higher education administration and entrepreneurship education. She possesses rich teaching and training experiences in higher education.Xinyao Song Xinyao Song is a master’s student at the Graduate School of Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China. She received B.A. in North China Institute of Science and Technology. She is interested in comparative higher education.Now her research interest focuses on the digital education in higher education.Dr. Ming Li, Beijing Foreign Studies University Ming Li is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University

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GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isha Galaz Abdullah, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; David K Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; David C. Weggel, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; David Jacob Thaddeus, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #47754A Collaborative Architectural/Structural Engineering Design Project: Perspectivesfrom the Engineering Students in a Co-Taught Graduate Engineering CourseMiss Isha Galaz Abdullah, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Isha Abdullah is a PhD candidate from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research interests include geometric stability of structures, the finite element modeling of structures subjected to extreme loading, and engineering education.Dr. David K Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dr. David Pugalee is a full professor and Director of the Center for Science

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Graduate Student Experience and Decision-Making

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Torres-Sanchez ​CEng MEng PhD PGCert FHEA MIMechE, Loughborough University; Paul Conway FREng CEng, Loughborough University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

researcher, both a technical viewpoint as well astheir personal development. The former ones would typically consider the exerciseconstraining and less liberating through the element of play.Furthermore, familiarity with the LEGO® pieces and construction instructions was animpactful factor. Participants who had not played with LEGO® before or had limitedexperience reported their discomfort. However, this sentiment was dampened in thoseindividuals who felt supported by the tutors or the peer group, and those who overcame theirinitial discomfort to embrace the challenge and display enhanced creativity. This effect hasbeen reported in other studies [7]. “It was quite awkward for me to build up something to describe the PhD path

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GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyena Cho, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #49127Integrating Service Learning and the Entrepreneurial Mindset in a Teachingand Leadership Course for Graduate Teaching AssistantsMs. Hyena Cho, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Hyena Cho is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, concentrating on Human Resource Development. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in Education from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked as a medical education researcher at Ajou University Medical Center. Her research focuses on workplace and

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Rieland, University of Michigan; Shamalee Goonetilleke, University of Michigan; Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

received her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University in 2017, and her M.S. in Engineering Education Research from the University of Michigan in 2020. As a doctoral candidate in Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Sarah is studying the mental health experiences of engineering graduate students.Dr. Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan Aaron W. Johnson (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department and a Core Faculty member of the Engineering Education Research Program at the University of Michigan. He believes in a strong connection between engineering education research and practice, and his research

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

implementation of an assessment study to analyze short andlonger term outcomes in order to develop a systematic transferable model and pedagogy tosupport an engineering Ph.D. communications program.Literature ReviewThe importance of effective writing and speaking skills for engineering Ph.D. students intendingto enter the professoriate or industry is much noted, however, despite a current interest inimproving attrition rates for Ph.D. degree completion, more research examining the the specificcommunication needs of engineering graduate students and pedagogical approaches to addressthese needs is needed [1]. In addition, textbooks that focus on engineering communications tendto target undergraduates or technical communications for industry professionals

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Kourtney Rogers Gruner, Texas A&M University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

research interests include integration of supply chain management with new product development decisions, distributor service portfolio optimization.Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam is a Professor in the Industrial Distribution (ID) program in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution (ETID) in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in purchasing, distribution logistics, strategic relationships, distribution customer experience, etc. She has been involved in numerous research and consulting engagements in inventory management, supplier relationships, and improving profitability at

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Allain, Pennsylvania State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

engineers with strong technical knowledge,who can think creatively and critically, communicate effectively, and work in teams. However,the very nature of engineering, as defined by different organizations, points to the coupling of theengineering profession with society. “Engineering is the profession in which a knowledge of themathematical and natural sciences, gained by study, experience and practice, is applied withjudgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, the materials and forces of nature for thebenefit of mankind” [1]. With full undergraduate curricula to meet these technical and earlyprofessional competencies, engineers progressing in their careers as executives, analysts,consultants, and advisers will need graduate education to

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eunsil Lee, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Susan Sajadi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

graduate students’ perceivedstressors and challenges while considering degree and citizenship status. In spite of the growingattention on the need to create inclusive learning environments by supporting equitableparticipation of students, academic and research cultures in engineering graduate education arestill characterized as unwelcoming. The existence of the large master’s (degree status) andinternational (citizenship status) student populations is also often overlooked. In this study, weidentified perceived academic and psychological stressors for four different engineering graduatestudent groups with varied degree (e.g., master’s and doctoral) and citizenship status (e.g.,domestic and international) and compared similarities or differences in

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mirit Shamir, Kansas State University; Matthew R. Sanderson; Rebecca Cors, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Nathan P. Hendricks; Stacy L. Hutchinson, Kansas State University; Prathap Parameswaran, Kansas State University; Melanie Derby, Kansas State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

biomass, microbial electrochemi- cal cells for valuable products generation (electric power, hydrogen gas and advanced oxidation products such as hydrogen peroxide), downstream resource capture from photosynthetic microalgae through novel environmental biotechnology for a sustainable and green biorefinery. Dr. Parameswaran also has active research grants through the NSF and industry partners.Dr. Melanie Derby, Kansas State University Dr. Melanie Derby graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in 2008, M.S. in 2010, and Ph.D. in 2013. In 2013, she joined Kansas State University where she studies multi-phase flows and heat transfer in the food, energy, and water nexus

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: Professional Development for Graduate Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Mandeltort, University of Virginia; Priya Date, University of Virginia; Amy M. Clobes, University of Virginia

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Biology from the University of Michigan and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia. Her combined experience in STEM research and education, program development, and student advising are key to her dedication and success in creating opportunities for graduate students to achieve their education and career goals. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Better together: Co-design and co-teaching as professional developmentIntroductionCo-teaching is well documented as a unique opportunity to deepen one’s appreciation forteaching, share instructional knowledge, and expose students to multiple perspectives in theclassroom [1]–[5

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GSD 2: Identity and Motivation

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allyce Horan, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

retreats within a STEM institution and how they mayprovide a source of support for students immersed in STEM culture. Simpson’s study, whichtakes place at New Mexico Tech, provides some context for writers retreats and STEMinstitutions [1]. Blake, Bracewell, and Stivers, provide additional insight when reviewing theirboot camp at Georgia Tech where they were “...committed to a Goal-Oriented DBC, taking amiddle ground between the “Writing Process” and “Just Write” models” to better support theirSTEM students [13]. There is in general a lack of research that specifically focuses bothquantitatively and qualitatively on graduate student experiences and how this might affect factorssuch as attrition [14]. This paper will provide additional insight into

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GSD 8: Industry and Professional Skills

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Yoho, George Mason University; Christi Wilcox, George Mason University, College of Engineering and Computing

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

development programs providing pedagogical training to STEM graduate students,” IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), pp. 1-5, 2020.[5] Y. J. Xu, “Gender disparity in STEM disciplines: A study of faculty attrition and turnover intentions,” Research in Higher Education, vol. 49, pp. 607-624, 2008.[6] E. Q. Rosenzweig, X. Y. Chen, Y. Song, A. Baldwin, M. M. Barger, M. E. Cotterell, J. Dees, A. S. Injaian, N. Weliweriya, J. R Walker, C. C. Weingert and P. P. Lemons, “Beyond STEM attrition: Changing career plans within STEM fields in college is associated with lower motivation, certainty, and satisfaction about one’s career,” International Journal of STEM Education, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 15, 2024.[7] D. Dickens

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GSD 4: Stressors and Supports

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Dustin Thoman, San Diego State University; Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

serves as California Research Director for Motivate Lab. His scholarship is grounded in social psychology, diversity science, and a social contextual framework of motivation. He studies how motivation can be supported or disrupted by the social and cultural contexts in which interests are sparked, developed, and ultimately become (or not) lifelong pursuits. He and his team utilize insights from motivation science to identify and remove institutional and social-contextual barriers that impede the development of educational and career interests for students from marginalized and historically underrepresented backgrounds. Improving equity and inclusion is at the heart of his team’s research and translational work to

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Graduate Student Pipeline and Workforce Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Gross, Sam Houston State University; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

and skillsets, needs, and desires of returners and directpathway students differ slightly.Degrees offered online vs online learningWhile this study is concerned with graduate engineering education, it is instructive to understandthat many degrees are offered online. While some courses in a mainly in-person program ofstudy might be offered online, this research is concerned only with graduate degrees that areoffered online. The graduate engineering student is joined by learners in all disciplines. For someareas of study, both virtual and augmented reality are employed to support student learning [22].Techniques and learning objects continue to proliferate. Online learning and teaching will onlybecome more efficacious and useful as the years go

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Recruitment and Support in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meredith Leigh Hooper, California Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Rose Tawney, California Institute of Technology ; Emily Hope Palmer, California Institute of Technology; James Ragan, California Institute of Technology; Morgan Louise Hooper, California Institute of Technology; Yazmin Gonzalez, California Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #38901Student-led program to improve equity in Ph.D. oral qualifying examsMeredith Leigh Hooper, California Institute of Technology This author was an equal first author contributor to this work. Meredith Hooper is an Aeronautics PhD student studying under Professor Mory Gharib in the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT). Meredith is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, leader within the GALCIT Graduate Student Council, and Co-Director of the Caltech Project for Effective Teaching (CPET). Her PhD research uses a combination of machine learning and

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Graduate Student Pipeline and Workforce Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

will be able tosucceed in their course of study. At the same time, almost all programs are committed tobroadening educational opportunity by admitting non-traditional students and seeing themthrough to graduation. Standardized tests such as the Graduate Record Exam were conceived asa way to discover talent that would not be apparent using traditional metrics such as prioreducational background and grade-point averages. The GRE arose as a joint research project byHarvard, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton in 1936 [1]. The University of Wisconsin was the firstoutside school to use it, on an experimental basis, in 1938 [2]. In 1949, the GRE was acquiredby the Educational Testing Service [1]. Its latest revision, in 2011, turned it into a fully

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Towles, University of Wisconsin, Madison; John G. Davis, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Brian Frushour, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)

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Biomedical

Paper ID #20106Development of a Graduate Project Management Course Where GraduateStudents Manage Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Design Teams (Workin Progress)Dr. Joseph Towles, University of Wisconsin, Madison Joseph Towles is a faculty associate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Joe completed his PhD in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University and a research post-doctoral fellowship in the Sensory Motor Performance Program at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern

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GSD 6: The Graduate School Experience

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Jackson, University of New Mexico

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Faculty Research award at ASEE-GSW in 2022, and is an NSF Career Awardee in EPMD on Energy Harvesting. He has more than 120 journal publications and over 20 patents. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Advanced Microfabrication Manufacturing Course Comparison of Online and In-person Teaching with Hands-on Lab Component for Interdisciplinary Graduate EducationAbstract:Semiconductor/Microsystems education is in growing demand due to the demand to bringsemiconducting manufacturing back to the USA. At the University of New Mexico (UNM), wehave six courses that teach different aspects of semiconductor/microsystems manufacturing fromtheory to hands-on experience. The Advanced

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GSD 5: Mentorship

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline E McDermott, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Nathan Tompkins, Wabash College

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grants that support graduate students. Jackie supports both prospective and current graduate students, and she is specifically focused on developing structures to ensure that everyone has a fair shot at pursuing a graduate degree in engineering.Prof. Nathan Tompkins, Wabash College Nathan Tompkins joined the Wabash College Physics Department in July 2017 and is an Associate Professor of Physics. Nathan completed his Ph.D. in Physics and M.S. in Physics at Brandeis University and his B.A. in Physics at Reed College. At Wabash, Nathan works with the Dual Degree Engineering program and advises Physics students on careers in Engineering. He also conducts research in microfluidics and increasing

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Graduate Student Experience and Decision-Making

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Majid Nabavi, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #38874A data-driven comparison of students’ performance in asynchronous onlineversus in-person sections of an introductory graduate statistics courseMajid Nabavi, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dr. Majid Nabavi is an associate professor of practice in department of Supply Chain Management and Analytics in the College of Business at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research and teaching interests include analytical methods, database systems, and application of analytical models for business problem solving. He has developed and taught online and in-class courses in operations and logistics management

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Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick W. Pace, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Brian K Skibba, Air Force Research Laboratory

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Mechanical Engineering

transformation principals in order toachieve greater innovation [7-30]. These mentioned studies cover important topics and areshown to assist designers achieve improved innovation. The engineering education research presented here seeks to develop a tool and methodologyintended to strengthen a designer’s or design team’s understanding of a field and relevanttechnologies in order to foster creative and innovative solutions. A relevant finding in thepsychological literature is that individuals who acquire experience with classes of informationand procedures tend to represent them in relatively large, holistic “chunks” in memory,organized by deep functional and relational principles [31-33]. Many researchers have arguedthat this ability to “chunk

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ram Mohan, North Carolina A & T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

analysis, software data structures, parallel and highperformance computing and data visualization. The interdisciplinary nature of the program andthe presence of students from various diversified backgrounds pose significant challenges in thecore computational courses. The details of the CSE educational program, experiences andoutcomes from this graduate program are discussed in this paper. Representative case studies ofthe experiences and outcomes of the students from the program over the years are highlighted.A complementary outreach aspect of the CSE educational program at our university is the annualworkshop on CSE and HPC for faculty members from other minority serving institutions acrossUS and Puerto Rico. This educating the educator

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Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas, Austin; Jessica Jimenez, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberly Sills, Intel(r) Higher Education Program Manager

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Minorities in Engineering

Intel PhD Fellowship program whose goal is to support promising PhD students during 1 year of their graduate studies. Kimberly holds a B.S.I.E. from Clemson University, MS from Johns Hopkins and an MBA from the University of Washington. She lives in Portland, OR with her husband, 2 children and dog. Page 14.1176.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Texas Research Experience (TREX) Program: A Progress Report on Successes & Challenges + Ongoing Improvements Andrea M. Ogilvie, The University of Texas at Austin

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Capstone, Undergraduate Research, and Projects in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ahmed Abul Hussain, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Nizar Tayem, Texas A&M University; Chedly B. Yahya, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Sadiq A. Alhuwaidi, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Jamal Nayfeh, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University

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Electrical and Computer

, among other things, a student's ability toapply the theoretical knowledge and technical skills in solving a real-world problem, ability to bean independent learner, teamwork and leadership skills, ability to communicate effectively, etc.It demonstrates the competencies and readiness of a senior undergraduate student (aftergraduation) to either work in the industry or undertake graduate studies and conduct research. Itencompasses all ABET learning outcomes as it summarizes all the essential technical and non-technical skills a higher learning institution prepares its graduates to acquire and apply. In short,a successful and high quality senior design project is proof of the quality of education offered bya higher institute of learning, the

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Graduate Education Expectations, Preparation, and Pathways

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maya Denton, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Chi-Ning Chang, University of Kansas; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

doctoralstudents were enrolled in the institution’s engineering departments. Seventeen differentengineering disciplines are options for doctoral study (ASEE, 2020).Program Description As part of the effort of the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI), Data-Enabled Discoveryand Design of Energy Materials (D3EM), an interdisciplinary graduate program funded by anNSF Research Traineeship grant, aims to train the next generation scientists and engineers andspeed up the process of materials discovery and development (Chang, Semma, Fowler, &Arroyave, 2017; Lavadia, Chang, & Fowler, 2018). To create an innovative training model,D3EM recruited experts from materials science, informatics, engineering design, and STEMgraduate education to develop and run

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Innovation in Diversity and Inclusivity

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2016 EDI

Authors

Amr Elnashai, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

IMPROVING BUILDING CLIMATE PARTNERSHIPSas a part of the Strategic Plan between research and non-Ph.D. institutions Comprehensive Climate Study Campus Inclusion StrategyFaculty Symposium on Graduate for 15 Penn State Campuses Recruitment Best Practices Comprehensive Climate StudyOBJECTIVES Identify Act • Professional survey • Three sets of questionsSTRATEGY • Focus groups • Communications • Competition • Analysis • RepetitionOUTCOMES  Focus on priorities

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Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin J. McCave, Clemson University; Jordon Gilmore, Clemson University; Karen Burg, Clemson University

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Minorities in Engineering

increases their indication of academic researchpreparedness. The results show for, the population studied, that participation in a researchprogram, such as REM and summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates, increasesminority students’ research identity, which may assist in increasing diversity of the STEMresearch population.IntroductionThe increasingly technical global economy and rapidly changing national demographics havepresented the US with a critical workforce shortage in the educational areas of Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).1 As the country attempts to maintain itsleadership position in research, development, and innovation, studies reported in the literaturehave made clear that US production of STEM graduates

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Instrument Design and Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyeonghun Jwa, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

investigated autoignition characteristics for alternative fuels. Prior to attending Penn State, He served as a visiting scholar of Engine Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to study the effect of various injection methods on gasoline compression ignition combustion.Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University Catherine G.P. Berdanier is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Penn- sylvania State University. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research expertise lies in characterizing graduate-level attrition