Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Browder, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services; Andrew J. Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; April Eads

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

: Receiving detailed feedback and transition to implementationStudy SettingIn order to meet the three major aims of this study we begin with the Baldrige criteria frameworkshown in Figure 2. The TNCPE Process uses this identical framework that is currently updatedevery two years. Although our experience suggests that the framework given in Figure 1 will behelpful to both large and, small to medium sized (SMEs) organizations; this article focuses onsmall organization for two reasons. First, small businesses represent more than 99.7 percent ofall businesses and employ 57.4 million people (Small Business Administration, September 28,2006).13 So with regard to our engineering and engineering management programs, weanticipate an increasing number of

Conference Session

Mechanics, Music, Meaning, and Mohr

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering majors, provided greater depth for important mechanicstopics and included instruction on material science, principally focused on ferrous metals. Theassessment, motivation, implementation, and synchronization of this two course mechanicssequence were described by Klosky et al. (2007) 9.After an assessment in 2015, several of the department’s faculty suggested that these courses stillprovided most of the technical content our students needed but required important updates. First,mechanics was being taught isolated from the broader design process. Secondly, there was nointegration of computer programs to begin the education of our students on their effective use(and understanding their limitations). Finally, students were largely asked to

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Beams, University of Texas, Tyler; Luke Niiler, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

-annual writing prompts, individualinterviews with students, written surveys of students, and student writing samples gathered inportfolios). It employed several assessment strategies (quantitative analyses of student writingsamples, quantitative analyses of written surveys, and qualitative analyses of interviewtranscripts).BackgroundOur resolve to assess and address problems endemic to Engineering students’ writing is sharedthroughout the discipline, a concern that is in part driven by the inclusion of communication as aProgram Outcome incorporated into ABET 2000 accreditation standards. Indeed, a literaturereview of writing assessment related literature since that time reveals a rich array of strategiesand solutions. These include formative

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Professional Practice 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Retherford, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Sarah Mobley, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

space todevelop positive rapport. The course requires students to author two papers, each of which is revised onceduring the semester. In the assessment process, students receive verbal comments which need to beaddressed in the revision and positive rapport is essential in maintaining high morale as students adapt tothe fundamentals of technical communication. In the recent past, one day each week (workshop days)allowed students to work in small groups which resulted in a student to faculty/graduate teaching assistant(GTA) ratio of approximately 10:1. Through deliberate rotations, the students have opportunities to engageon a personal level with all the members of the grading team, which has improved student reception towardsthe feedback

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Bodner; Deborah Follman; Mica Hutchison

% Table 2: Computing factors affecting students’ efficacy beliefs. The largest portion of both men and women indicated that they had experienced an increase inself-efficacy due to their ability to use the Excel and MatLab programs; however, the percentageof men indicating this was higher than that of women. Further, a significantly larger portion ofwomen than men indicated MatLab as a negative influence on their confidence in success. Aslightly smaller portion of men and women indicated positive beliefs associated with being ableto work in the Unix environment. While an appreciable number of the men surveyed discussedtheir abilities to use a computer and their programming abilities as positively influencing theirconfidence, only a very small

Conference Session

Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

engineering, environmental sciences,and the aviation programs at the university. The students based their design around the ArduinoMEGA, and the system has the capability to measure, log, and display seven environmentalparameters on an LCD screen. The parameters included temperature, conductivity, color,dissolved oxygen, oxidation reduction potential (ORP), pH, flow rate, and nitrate levels. Thefinal system was originally to be packaged in a 3D printed case; however, the team opted for analternate arrangement that was robust for the operating environment. An assessment wasconducted following the activities, and students reported high levels of enthusiasm for theopportunity to participate in this cutting-edge research, and also displayed improvement

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrance Boult, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Jeremy Haefner, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

on business and intellectual property law, and a course on internationalbusiness and policy issues. Each of the more traditional courses is integrated back into thelongitudinal team experience. As an example of the difference, and integration, the proposalpreparation course will work on real proposals, e.g. Small Business Innovation Researchproposals with local companies or teaming with international partners, which will then help fundthe team efforts.Each Cross-discipline core is a coherent collection of 21 credits from one “cross over” area theindividual will include in the degree program. The initial cross-discipline cores are: The Technology Core (for non-technology degrees) will provide a broad coverage of engineering and

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Adam K Fontecchio, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Robert Shultz, Drexel University; Gabriel Burks, Drexel University

Paper ID #14300Reinforcing Learning Concepts via Engineering Lesson PlanningJessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Jessica S Ward has over 9 years of Engineering Education experience and is currently the Director of Operations for the DragonsTeach program supported by the National Math and Science Initiative and UTeach Institute and serves as the National Science Foundation STEM GK-12 Program Manager at Drexel University.Dr. Adam K Fontecchio, Drexel University Dr. Adam Fontecchio is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Drexel University, and is the inaugural Director of

Conference Session

Online and Remote Teaching

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhawana Bhatta, Youngstown State University; Ghassan Salim, Youngstown State University; Vamsi Borra, Youngstown State University; Frank X. Li, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

drive circuits. The circuit wiring for the whole system has been designed and developed into a PCB design for compactness and ease of use. The students use graphical programming to control the motor and record its response utilizing the myDAQ as an interface between LabVIEW and the DC motor. Lab experiments that emphasize on design, simulation, and development of virtual instruments to implement motor control have been developed. These experiments train students in various topics of control system theory, such as identification, modeling, speed, and position control. The entire system is housed in a 12” X 12” polycarbonate case, for safety and laboratory desk organization purposes. To assess the level of

Conference Session

Active and Inquiry-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1963: EDUCATING BROAD THINKERS: A QUANTITATIVE ANAL-YSIS OF CURRICULAR AND PEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUES USED TOPROMOTE INTERDISCIPLINARY SKILLSDavid B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park David Knight is a PhD candidate in the Higher Education Program at Pennsylvania State University and is a graduate research assistant on two NSF-funded engineering education projects. His research interests include STEM education, interdisciplinary teaching and research, organizational issues in higher education, and leadership and administration in higher education. Email: dbk144@psu.edu Page 22.519.1

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Scott Curtis, The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

program testingthis approach. [5], [7] examines the inclusion of climate change mitigation and adaptation(MACC) in mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering curricula, finding significant gaps inmodule descriptions and learning objectives. The authors propose integrating MACC content toalign engineering education with the climate crisis, highlighting the urgency for climate-conscious engineering programs. This paper expands the toolbox of pedagogical approachestowards applying climate concepts into Civil Engineering courses. Finally, backward design hasrecently been recommended as an appropriate structure for enhancing climate literacy [8]. Bystarting with the end goal, the instructor can design assessments and learning activities that

Conference Session

Design & Development Projects and Practices

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Carlos Michael Ruiz, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Carol Jeanice Martin; Smarth H Chadha, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

vision, quality assurance, manufacturing science, andprocess control. Most simply, small (∼1 cm2) solar cells can be characterized by pointmeasurements such as open-circuit voltage, photocurrent, efficiency, and spectral response.However, solar cells, including large-area devices (∼ 100 cm2) and modules, can be analyzed inmuch more detail by scanning and probing the solar cell to map the localized electrical andoptical characteristics and performance in two dimensions. Here we describe the adaptation ofan inexpensive (∼$100) desktop laser engraver and a low-cost CCD camera for 2-D profiling ofsolar cells based on light-beam induced current, spectral response, surface roughness topography,grain structure and texture, and reflectivity. We also use

Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Fiona Litiku, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Curtis John O'Malley, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Matthew Luis Tyrrell, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

).Translating and eventually creating videos for the lessons in all three of the most commonlanguages will break down another barrier for STEM education, increasing accessibility forstudents and teachers whose first languages are not English. 8Participants in MechE Mayhem are surveyed to obtain data on the effect of the program. Theoutreach research attempts to assess any shift in self-efficacy and sense of belonging in STEMcommunities. This will allow the program to be tailored so that engagement numbers continue toincrease yearly.At the 2024 MechE Mayhem tournament, 86% of the participating teams were a part ofNM-MESA. According to statistics published by

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Svec, South Dakota State University; Harriet Svec, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

courses, students finish the course much more homogeneous in theirmastery than they begin. The assessment provides direction for our program of continuousdesign. We find that high school experiences and interests change as the technology changes.The level and specifics of instruction must be monitored while maintaining the rigor of thecourse work.In addition, we are interested in identifying students’ attitudes regarding courses. The surveyfocuses our attention on the importance of student attitude toward production engineering.Although given at the end of the project, the survey provides an opportunity for reflection by thestudents as they internalize the importance of the specifics to their career path. In summary, thesurvey provides a focus

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS) Technical Session 5: Lab Design

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder; Micaela Valentina Bara, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

statistics course hereafter referred toas Data Analysis.Data Analysis is offered by a small (<150 students), relatively new (created in 2013), degree-granting program at a large, research-focused institution in the Rocky Mountain Region ofthe United States. The program, called the Integrated Design Engineering (IDE) Program,emphasizes design and hands-on experiences in their courses, and students choose adisciplinary emphasis (mechanical, aerospace, environmental engineering, etc.) and aconcentration (business, space, engineering management, etc.) as part of this flexible degree.Data Analysis is a four-credit-hour course that combines lecture and lab time throughout a16-week semester, and the course is required for certain emphases, including the

Conference Session

New Learning Models

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Jiusto; David DiBiasio

-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS); a nationally normed andcalibrated course evaluation system called the IDEA system; and an internally designed studentproject quality assessment protocol.The SDLRS showed a small positive, but not statistically significant, increase in SDL readinessamongst a study abroad cohort. The IDEA system, however, showed study abroad studentsreporting significantly greater progress in LLL-related skills than did national and localcomparison groups. The internal project evaluation found study abroad students consistentlyoutscored on-campus project students on another LLL measure. These mixed results indicateinteresting differences and yet unresolved issues in testing preparation for LLL.BackgroundMost engineering

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Innovative Changes to the Typical Civil Engineering Coursework.

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Henschen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Arthur Schmidt, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jeffery Roesler, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jordan Ouellet, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

decisions about coursework and internships.Objective 3Undergraduate students need to develop time-management skills as quickly as possible [12].CEE students need to develop team- and project-management skills. Students are taughtfundamental skills for organizing and managing large, multi-faceted project. Students practicethese skills as they propose a study plan for the semester project, track and report progress, andrevise the schedule as the semester progresses. In the redeveloped course, students receivementoring and feedback about their schedule and progress on their semester project through aseries of interactions with faculty and upper-level students.Objective 4Data presentation skills and fundamental programming skills are critical to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl P.E., California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Soonmee Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel A Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

assessed anintegrated student project that is the overarching theme of engineering curriculumcontextualization at sophomore level. The project is part of the Sophomore Unified CoreCurriculum for Engineering Education (SUCCEEd) program, funded by the National ScienceFoundation that seeks to integrate classes in the engineering core curriculum. The paperdescribes a house remodeling project that is used to integrate four lower division engineeringcore courses, namely, statics, programming, matrix algebra and CAD, and how it can be used tomeet soft skills required by ABET. The manuscript concludes by including program assessmentand recommendations based on what has been learned during project implementation.IntroductionThis article describes the

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayyana Chakravartula, University of California-Berkeley; Barbara Ando, Lawrence Hall of Science; Cheng Li, University of California-Berkeley; Shikha Gupta, University of California-Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California-Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

skills. With these facts in mind,the final project for Structural Aspects of Biomaterials was developed. Structural Aspects of Biomaterials has been taught at the University of California atBerkeley for the past five years. This course is offered to junior and senior-level undergraduatestudents in both the Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering departments, and is meant tohighlight the intersections of these two fields through a focus on the mechanics of both naturaland synthetic biomaterials. The typical course size is approximately sixty students. The syllabusof the course has undergone small changes while largely maintaining the same course objectives.The course content is summarized in Table 1. Topics covered include: basic

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

William Hornfeck; Ismail Jouny; John Nestor

engineering experience.II. Electrical and Computer Engineering CurriculaThe curriculum in Electrical or Computer Engineering at most colleges and universities satisfiesABET accreditation requirements2, 7 by means of four-year programs that generally begin with aFirst-Year introductory design experience, followed by a thorough exposure to analyticalfundamentals, core courses in the engineering major, and finishing with a capstone designexperience in the last year. There are generally no requirements, either within accreditationguidelines or within institution-specific curricula, pointing to educational goals that address theworldwide nature of their engineering field, or the momentum of the trend toward globalization.At Lafayette College1, the program

Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

William Hornfeck; Ismail Jouny; John Nestor

engineering experience.II. Electrical and Computer Engineering CurriculaThe curriculum in Electrical or Computer Engineering at most colleges and universities satisfiesABET accreditation requirements2, 7 by means of four-year programs that generally begin with aFirst-Year introductory design experience, followed by a thorough exposure to analyticalfundamentals, core courses in the engineering major, and finishing with a capstone designexperience in the last year. There are generally no requirements, either within accreditationguidelines or within institution-specific curricula, pointing to educational goals that address theworldwide nature of their engineering field, or the momentum of the trend toward globalization.At Lafayette College1, the program

Conference Session

Mentoring Women and Minorities

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Linse; Rebecca Bates

large research Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationuniversity, a small religiously affiliated liberal arts college, and a small women's liberal artscollege. One of the goals for interviewing faculty members from many different disciplines wasto learn about the varying culture across engineering fields. This aids communication andteamwork in smaller schools with fewer faculty or broader departments (e.g., joint physics andelectrical engineering departments). Examples and ideas accumulated through these interviewswere used in the graduate course.At the beginning of their faculty careers, new

Conference Session

K-12 Computer Science and Computational Thinking Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Eguchi, Bloomfield College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

join RoboCup’s more advanced research programs. It also provides opportunities foryoung robotists to explore what robotics, computer sicence, eingineering and AI researchersare working on, which helps them envision their future, possibly, in STEM field.RoboCupJunior LeaguesRCJ currently offers three leagues – Soccer, Rescue and Dance (Figure 5-7). The RCJ Soccerleague was proposed in the scope of RoboCup 1998, Paris, France, as an entry level to theRoboCup major soccer leagues. For example, the dimensions of the RCJ Soccer robots aresimilar to those of the RoboCup Small Size League. In RoboCup 2000, Melbourne, Australia,RCJ Soccer had its official debut. RCJ Dance league was also introduced in 2000, whichaims to attract female students into

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing for the Future Through Projects and Research

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; Richard Stone, Iowa State University; Audrey Fyock, Iowa State University; Devna Fay Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

CURE section. For thisreason, we did not advertise or inform students about the planned difference between thesections. Out of a total of 134 students (40 in the CURE section, 94 in the traditional lecturesection), only two changed sections after the first day of class, and this was for schedulingreasons. We note that for this pilot semester, the CURE section started with 110 available seats,and the traditional section had 100 available seats. We think the large difference in studentsregistered was a function of schedules for the S’18 semester.Pilot Program: Research Activities & AssignmentsIn the CURE section of IE271, there are now four research experiences involving the followingtopics: time study and line balancing, ergonomic risk and

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 12

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Splendido, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University; Jacqueline O'Connor, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

senior member of the lab, to support more day-to-day lab work. Research advisorsand mentors attended mentorship trainings before the start of the program to prepare for mentoringthe undergraduates in research environments. An additional non-research faculty membersupported by the REU provided additional support by answering general and logistic questions forstudents as they arose and facilitating communication for important updates for the students. Whilestudents mainly interacted with their research advisors and lab mates, the program facilitatedactivities including weekly research lab tours, technical and non-technical seminars, and grouplunches. Also, the program directors scheduled two professional trips: one to a large

Conference Session

AEC Education: Instructional Strategies and Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell Nickolson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Design (LEED) Certification qualities and Americans with Disabilities ActADA guidelines to produce single family living environments where elderly occupants could livecomfortably as well as have a more cost effective approach to living.The premise of this paper is based on the outcome of the Capstone Design Project for the InteriorDesign Bachelors of Science degree in the Design Communication Technology Program at the Page 13.889.2_____________ School of Engineering & Technology on the ________ campus, focusing ontesting the ability of the students preparing to enter the professional world of design. This coursetaken concurrently with the

Collection

2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Yitong Zhao, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

different skills other than written tests, and they usuallyserve as valuable practices for future professional activities. Yet oral exams can also bebeneficial to lower division undergraduate students, since they can provide instructorsdirect and dialogic feedback, as well as provide an excellent opportunity to immediatelycorrect any major misconception.In this pilot study in Spring 2017, the author introduced oral exams into a junior levelmechanical engineering course--"ME 301: Thermodynamics I"—at California StatePolytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). Thermodynamics is a majorbottleneck in many mechanical engineering programs. It is taken by third-yearmechanical engineering and civil engineering students and is characterized by

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Logan Beaver, Old Dominion University; Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

become unstable, driving the car off the road and leadingto a massive time penalty. This required the students to reconsider many programming patternsthat they were more familiar with. For example, they could not use large while loops to calculateanything in the control code.The students were successful to work around the strict requirements for real-time control by thecompletion date of the project. This is a critically important skill, especially for students with abackground in software and an interest in control. The students were also able to implement theimage recognition module, and they developed several clever shortcuts to minimize both i) howoften the image recognition code needed to be run, and ii) how much processing the

Conference Session

Social Responsibility & Professionalism

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Thompson; William Oakes

basis for assignments and provided the needed reflection to complete thelearning experience started in the engineering class. The integration through service-learning has made the curricular ties easier to managebecause we were not coordinating each week of each course. It was very helpful with theservice-learning as it provided additional people to help with different aspects of the course. Apitfall of service-learning can be burnout. Whenever students do real projects with real people,problems arise and the linked classes allowed us to share the challenges that the projectspresented. With the large number of students involved in this program, it was a key componentof the institutionalization plan to have the peer leaders who taught

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Glenn Gaudette, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Chemical Engineering Education. He served as 2004 chair of the ASEE ChE Division, has served as an ABET program evaluator and on the AIChE/ABET Education & Accreditation Committee. He has also served as Assessment Coordinator in WPI’s Interdis- ciplinary and Global Studies Division and as Director of WPI’s Washington DC Project Center. He was secretary/treasurer of the new Education Division of AIChE. In 2009 he was awarded the rank of Fellow in the ASEE, and in 2013 was awarded the rank of Fellow in AIChE.Ms. Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Through her role as Associate Director for the Center for Project-Based Learning at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Paula Quinn works to improve student learning