sustainable mobility technologies including alternative fuels, fuel cells and hybrid electric vehicles. He is actively involved in the Society of Automotive Engineers and is the faculty advisor for Kettering’s Formula SAE race team. Dr. Hoff is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan.James Gover, Kettering University Dr. Gover holds a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering and an MS in electrical engineering from the University of New Mexico. He is retired from Sandia National Laboratories and has been Professor of electrical en- gineering at Kettering University for 13 years. His honors include selection as IEEE Fellow and recipient of IEEE Citation of Honor. He has served IEEE in numerous conference positions
Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, and educational psychology. His research interests span the formation of students’ professional identity, the role of reflection in engi- neering learning, and interpretive research methods in engineering education. He was the first international recipient of the ASEE Educational Research Methods Division’s ”Appren- tice Faculty Award”, was selected as a 2010 Frontiers in Education ”New Faculty Fellow”, and is currently a UGA ”Lilly Teaching Fellow”. His teaching focuses on innovative approaches to introducing systems thinking and creativity into the en
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Education (SUCCEED) at Florida International University (FIU). She earned her B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Kali’s research interests center on exploring the experiences of marginalized engineering students, with a particular focus on their hidden identity, mental health, and wellbeing. Her work aims to enhance inclusivity and diversity in engineering education, contributing to the larger body of research in the field.Vanessa Tran, Utah State University Vanessa Tran is a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Education at Utah State University (USU). She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Architecture (UAH) and a
, technology, engineering and mathematics) occupations is projected to grow by almost11% by 2031. To meet this projected demand, STEM professions must prioritize recruitment.Outreach initiatives are well-known recruitment tools that professionals in industry and academiacan implement to encourage student recruitment into STEM degree fields. While most outreachinitiatives typically focus on high school students, research shows that students’ career decisionsare influenced at a much earlier age. Therefore, it is necessary for industry and academia totarget an even younger demographic all the way to kindergarten and first grade. This paperhighlights different outreach initiatives developed in academia and industry to teach K-12students about STEM. The
and holder of the Charles W. Oxford Professorship in Emerging Technologies. His research interests include engineering education, teaching improvement through hands-on experiences and enhancement of the K-12 educational experience. Professor Clausen is a registered professional engineer in the state of Arkansas. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Development of an Introduction to Sustainable Engineering Course as a Chemical Engineering ElectiveAbstractDue to the pressing global challenges of climate change, resource depletion, and environmentaldegradation, there is a growing need for sustainable engineering education. In response tostudent interest and employer
aims to cure rather thantreat symptoms” [3]. It entails a number of National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, andMedicine identified current grand challenges such as carbon sequestration, managingbiogeochemical cycles, ensuring access to clean water, and restoring and improving urbaninfrastructure [4]. Its uniqueness lies in reliance on self-design of nature, systems thinking, use ofnatural energy and conservation of nature [5]. It emphasizes shifts away from growth-centeredsociety as it recognizes the biosphere’s ecological limits to human actions that conflict withgrowth and the technology-centered economy [3].Ecological Engineering is steadily becoming a research and academic program worldwide [6].Introducing Ecological Engineering into
, 2022; Riley, 2017;Slaton, 2010). This culture and associated practices in engineering have contributed to theskewed demographics of engineering students concerning race/ethnicity (Slaton, 2010). Facultynotions that engineering has rigorous selection standards intersecting with perceivingneurodivergence as a deficiency may lead some to assume that there are few neurodivergentstudents in engineering. Therefore, it is important to provide data that gives engineering facultyaccurate information and raises their awareness of neurodivergence.Data on the prevalence of neurodivergent students in engineering were not found. Data on NDamong college students overall have been reported. The prevalence of different types of ND andmedical conditions among
graduate study in the US. He started his faculty career in 2019 at the University of Connecticut. His research interests lie in the field of concrete technology with a focus on finite element modeling of ultra high performance concrete. He is also interested in educational research. He is presently working on inclusive teaching practices considering the experience and needs of neurodivergent learners. This project is a part of an NSF-funded IUSE/PFE:RED grant.Dr. Christa L. Taylor, University of Connecticut Christa L. Taylor, Ph.D., is an Independent Research Consultant and Research Affiliate with the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut. Her research is focused on issues in creativity
improvisational, but some real moments of clarity can emerge. Studentsfind that there often aren't clear "winners" of a debate, and that argument like this isdone as a process to achieve further understanding. This open-endedness can beperturbing for students who are as competitive and goal-oriented as most engineeringstudents can be. But some students have admitted to me afterward that during thecourse of researching and preparing for the debate, they changed their minds about theissue entirely. That might be a modest sign of success. The debate process can helpstudents understand what is at stake with some of the big questions that we see inscience and technology today, and it also offers them a model for problem solving andself discovery. III
computer applications to the exclusion of the world aroundthem.The next generation of mechanical engineers will face extreme challenges in the need to developnew energy sources, modes of transportation and health care technology, and in the need to leadthe development of emerging countries in a sustainable and effective manner. Surveys of middleand high schools girls have consistently shown that they are drawn to careers with a strong“helper” or “outreach” aspect4,5, and the high female enrollments in the engineering disciplinesmost closely tied to this “helper” image (environmental, biomedical, chemical) continues toreinforce this idea. Thus, if mechanical engineering is going to effectively promote higherfemale enrollments it needs to promote
student working at the same company has extremely strong programmingskills and prefers hands-on projects, which led the company to choose him as the ideal candidateto assist them with a variety of tasks relating to information technology and quality management.Both students also have ample opportunity to develop equally important soft skills, likeinterpersonal, professional and intercultural communication, as they participate regularly inmeetings and presentations with not only their Chilean colleagues and clients, but also withsuppliers and manufacturers from around the world.Each intern has a supervisor and mentor within the company, as well as an academic mentorfrom URI. The credit and grading structure for the internships is all handled
aspects of industryand education. The ability of a student to visualize the material depicted on a drawing in its’completed form is one of the primary purposes of a graphical design curriculum. Variousmethods have emerged using prepared models, photographs, and pictorials to illustrate what thedrawing is meant to represent. Students typically work from these prepared examples in theproduction of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional drawings with little opportunity tocreate something new. The question arises if students really see what the drawings represent.Larger companies, such as Chrysler, are now sending design engineers out for real world designexperience on the shop floor before actually having them design cars. The ability to see
agenda toconfront social oppression at whatever levels it occurs [22, p.9]. The lead author is an outsider toengineering and comes from the discipline of education– more specifically a critical and focusedon racial literacy. It was his task to examine engineering culture through the literature inengineering/education and Whiteness. The themes that emerged might often be seen simply asproblems the discipline faces rather than their own findings. In this paper, we follow Jerry Rosiek and Kathy Kinslow (2016) in choosing to capitalizeBlack but not white, because “Capitalized, it signifies a conscious project of resistinginstitutionalized racism. We chose not to capitalize “white” because at this point in our historythere is no collective
production of large-scalesystems capable of handling large quantities of power. In response to this movement, manycustom UPS systems have been in production attempting to battle common issues seen withsmaller-scale systems and enable support for a growing need for stable and reliable power. Inthis study, a unique UPS power system is analyzed and retrofitted for use in a universitylaboratory environment. A fully integrated information system is developed using NationalInstruments LabView™ to examine the functions of the UPS and its individual subsystems.I. INTRODUCTIONIn the last few decades, power reliability at an acceptable quality has become an important factorin business operations across the world. The first uninterruptible power supply systems
problem-solving, collaboration, and critical thinking skills.In this paper, we explore the development and implementation of "Mission to Europa," aninnovative live-action RPG (LARPG) designed for an astrobiology course at the University ofMaryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Created as a multidisciplinary effort involving studentsfrom various fields—including Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Biochemistry,Creative Writing, and Media Studies—this project aimed to transform complex scientificconcepts into an interactive and engaging learning experience. Grounded in frameworks such asAgile Development and informed by previous successes with the "Organic Panic!" RPG,"Mission to Europa" underscores the pedagogical potential of games to enhance
or interventions to enhance theirengineering self-concept and, ultimately, their success in engineering programs.Introduction and Literature ReviewSelf-Concept is a psychological construct that originated in the field of educational psychology,and was adopted to fields like engineering education. The researchers that established self-conceptdefined it as the general perception of an individual regarding their standing in a specific domain[2, 3]. The construct, within its representative domains, was found to be multifaceted while alsobeing hierarchical, based on the exposure and experience of the individual [2, 3]. Along the linesof this characteristic, academic and non-academic facets of self-concept emerged, which wasfurther expanded to
relationship between mathematics self-efficacy and achievement for Blackstudents [9]. Together, these studies point to a puzzling relationship between self-efficacy,choice goals, performance, and other core features of SCCT. The present research context is the Baltimore Online Algebra for Students in Technology(BOAST) program funded by the National Science Foundation (Grant No. DRL-2005790). Thealgebra-for-engineering program expands math learning time, opportunities to develop masteryand confidence in algebra, and exposure to engineering careers through a hybrid curriculum, rolemodel videos, and field trips. A quasi-experimental mixed methods study of urban, mostly Blackhigh school students in BOAST (n = 89) revealed significant effects on
Paper ID #32977Integration of Ethics-Focused Modules into the Steps of the EngineeringDesign ProcessMs. Jessica R. Edelson, Duke University Jessica is senior Robertson Scholar at Duke University pursuing a double major in Political Science and Visual and Media Studies, with a certificate in Information Science.Micalyn Struble, Duke University Micalyn is a third-year student at Duke University, majoring in Public Policy and minoring in Computer Science. She views this project as a chance to ingrain ethical thinking into engineering, in the hopes that many ethical dilemmas of the past can be confidently handled in the
Doctoral Women of Color in STEMAbstract Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) doctoral programs areuniquely challenging for Women of Color due to the prevalence of gendered and racializedencounters. The cumulative toll of these marginalizing experiences can negatively impactgraduate Women of Color’s mental health and STEM persistence. The current studyexamines the benefits that graduate women derived from utilizing counseling services tomitigate the psychological toll of these negative encounters. Semi-structured interviews wereconducted with eight racially diverse women who either completed or discontinued theirSTEM doctoral programs prior to completion. Participants' narratives revealed
advance.However, two deficiencies in the pre-class preparation emerged during the work experience itself.First, despite the advance preparation, several students were not adequately prepared to useVectorworks in a professional setting. More importantly, the students had difficulty adapting to themetric system, particularly in CAD operations.Post-class survey: Section 1 organization and methodologyIn section 1 of the survey, respondents were asked nine questions intended to rate the class instructoron content and delivery relative to the following: knowledge of subject, organization of information,presentation of topics, and overall quality of instruction, practicality of content covered, pace ofinstruction, clarity of content, amount of content, and
engineering company to help undertake today’s global challenges.Mr. Fletcher Ray Hendrickson, Tennessee State University Fletcher Hendrickson is a Mechanical Engineering Student enrolled at Tennessee State University. He aspires to perform engineering design under research and development to develop the latest technologies, specifically in the aeronautical field. In addition, he plans to earn his private pilot’s license while at Tennessee State University.Fatemeh Hadi, Tennessee State University Dr. Fatemeh Hadi is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engi- neering at Tennessee State University. She received her PhD in mechanical engineering at Northeastern University, working on
we saw with our young man’s frustration and outburst. We can see how simplestrategies and actions by researcher supported or hurt identity and self-efficacy. Learners of allages could possibly benefit from formal and informal activities which generate and mature a ‘gutfeel’ for how a language works and then how it connects to the commands and syntax. Foryoung learners developing confidence in using the technology and an identity as someonecapable of doing so is a valuable precursor skill towards later learning in programming.Limitations and Next Steps The main limitations in this research are the small number of trials and the ‘second hand’nature of the data. In total just over five hours of video were analyzed with about 60
many information technology executives who completed the survey indicated that theyroutinely overestimate by 150%, extending the project duration by a factor of 2.5, whenplanning project timelines and making commitments. By contrast, TSP teams generally reportsetting the most aggressive schedules that they believe can actually be met. Page 10.1124.8 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationIn assessing the quality of products produced by TSP teams, it may be useful to
Session XXXX Progress on the CRCD Experiences at the University of Central Florida: An NSF Project Michael Georgiopoulos*, Erol Gelenbe**, Ronald Demara*, Avelino Gonzalez*, Marcella Kysilka*, Mansooreh Mollaghasemi*, Annie Wu*, Georgios Anagnostopoulos***, Ingrid Russell****, Jimmy Secretan* (*) University of Central Florida (**) Imperial College (***) Florida Institute of Technology (****) University of Hartford Abstract Machine
students often seek outextracurricular opportunities for engagement with this field [1]. Organizations such as EngineersWithout Borders, elective courses, and global design workshops offer experiences whereengineering undergraduates can pursue their interest in international design without enrolling ina formal study abroad program. However, these opportunities do not always includeinternational travel and first-hand experience engaging with end-users abroad.Short-term study abroad experiences have recently emerged as a promising alternative forstudents hoping to travel internationally and engage in global engineering design during theirundergraduate program [4]. The content and motivations of these global engineering experiencescan be
interculturalcompetence. With the advancement of collaboration technologies, Global Virtual Teams (GVT)have become necessary in multinational organizations. GVTs enable teamwork through internet-based platforms and connects members across different geographical regions who have no priorface-to-face interaction, working on common tasks and goals. Several universities across theworld are trying to incorporate GVT-based IVE. Students who participate in these experiencesget the opportunity to work across different time zones, with different cultural perspectives andeducational practices, also adapting their working styles and approaches [11].Parkinson noted that engineering students can appreciate culture, work, and communicate as ateam irrespective of culture or
Professional Level in Engineering: The Current State of the Field and Pathways Forward Kate C. Batson The University of GeorgiaIntroductionClear, concise communication has long been considered to be a skill central to the engineeringindustry around the globe. Besides its ubiquity in practice within industry, communication inengineering settings can profoundly affect the development and safety of technology. As anexample, breakdown in engineering communication has the ability to lead to engineeringdisasters, as demonstrated by the example of the space shuttle Challenger explosion. Thus,effective communication in engineering—including written communication
instructors, building onthe success of the recent ASEE and NSF sponsored Safe Zone workshops.Introduction: STEM Diversity and the Alt-RightDiversity in engineering, and in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)more broadly, has been at the heart of the engineering education and STEM education researchagenda for several decades. I use the term “diversity” here in an umbrella fashion to denotescholarship on diversity, inclusion, social justice, equity, multiculturalism, liberation, privilege,and other related framings, aware of the important differences among them and debatessurrounding different conceptualizations. I am interested in all categories of identity and theirintersections, including ability, age, class, ethnicity, gender