students develop the skills and writing habits to complete doctorate degrees in engineering. Across all of her research avenues, Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 12 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award with her share of funding being nearly $2.3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 21 journal publications and more than 70 conference papers. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty, an Outstanding Teacher Award and a Faculty Fellow Award. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, an M.S. in Materials Science from the University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University.Dr. Gary R
experiences, while at other times students might gather with eachother on their campuses to work with a faculty member who is teaching remotely, with hands-onsupport from teaching assistants in each classroom.MSU faculty have also launched a variety of Data Science programs in the last five years,including two different bachelor’s degrees; an undergraduate minor; and a master’s degree. Thenew MS in Data Science program is designed for students with a STEM background who want toadd a credential in data science. Students at MSU may opt to pursue this MS through dual-enrollment as an undergraduate (similar to the 3+2 program we are building with Spelman), or asan entirely separate program completed after earning the bachelor’s degree, with or
AC 2008-654: TINKERING INTERACTIONS ON FRESHMAN ENGINEERINGDESIGN TEAMSArlisa Labrie Richardson, Arizona State University Arlisa Labrie Richardson graduated from Grambling State University with a BS in Physics. After ten years of engineering experience in the semiconductor industry, she returned to graduate school to earn a MS in Engineering of Materials from Arizona State University. In May 2008 she completed her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Science Education at Arizona State University. Her research interest includes freshman engineering and retention efforts for female engineering students. In her current position as the Coordinator of Instructional
. Computer engineering, however,serves other masters: it determines how to meet needs and purposes that are external to it and setby others. Similarly, the deployment of computer science occurs in journal articles, books,conferences and classes, in which it is the focus. Computer engineering, on the other hand, isdeployed in response to external needs and its value is generally considered instrumental, derivedfrom the value of its products. Even in its teaching, real world problems are constantly posedand solved. In regard to trade-offs, typically such problems arise in engineering in addressingreal world concerns involving time and economy in the use of materials. These are, of course,external factors, whereas, in computer science, while trade-offs
Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is the Chair of PIC IV and a frequent speaker on career opportunities in engineering, especially for women and minority students. She has more than 150 publications, mostly on the recruitment and retention of students in engineering, especially women and underrepresented minority students.Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University BIANCA L. BERNSTEIN, Ph.D. is the Principal Investigator of a major research grant from the National Science Foundation upon which the work reported here is based. The grant aims to improve persistence among women in science and engineering Ph.D. programs, and includes Drs. John Horan
other educators who are interested in adopting CPBL-beyond-Classroom to redesign their courses based on the learning needs of their own students. A. IntroductionThe ability to solve real-world problems and design systems or components under realisticconstraints are essential to engineering and computer science graduates, as both mandated byABET and highly valued in professional practice. To help students develop such valuable skills,project-based learning (PBL) has been considered as a useful pedagogy by many engineering/CSeducators. However, it is also recognized that PBL may not always function if not designed andintegrated in the curriculum appropriately [1-4]. This challenge magnifies at commuter campuseswhere students having difficulty
Paper ID #24951Board 92: MAKER: Developing Compostable Composites: A Multi-disciplinaryApproach towards Sustainable Material AdoptionDr. Louise Rosanna Manfredi, Syracuse University Dr. Manfredi holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2011) and a BDes in Product Design (2006) from the University of Leeds, UK. Dr. Manfredi’s primary research interest centers on sustainable product development, and how the deci- sions designers and engineers make affect the environment during the life cycle of these products. She is particularly focused on the development of sustainable/environmentally conscious toolkit which give future
faculty effort required to use them; and, on the other hand, proved to be of lim-ited value in assessing the extent to which the program outcomes are achieved by the students andin identifying possible improvements. For example, one commonly suggested approach is to useportfolios of student work 17,13 . However, especially for large engineering programs that graduatemore than a handful of students each year, the sheer volume of data collected via portfolios canbe enormous. While e-portfolios might simplify the task of storing large volumes of data, sinceelectronic storage space continues to become cheaper, and software can help with the organizationof the materials, the task of assessing the information collected and arriving at possible improve
integrative approach offered a unique opportunity to usemathematics and the engineering design process to solve problems. Learning activities ledstudents to define and understand the problem at hand, research ways to access selected locationson the grid, develop a list of requirements and constraints, converge to an optimal path, and shareresults. Students worked in teams to find solutions to the problems presented. The activitiesallowed students to build, program, and actuate robots using them as vehicles to access locationsof interest, retrieve information, and return to their headquarters in a given time frame. Resultsdemonstrated increased student engagement in learning science and mathematics and a positiveimpact on learning climate. The paper
(Brilliant Minds) was designed to provide earlyengineering and mathematics career awareness and skill development for middle school students ina small Saturday program in partnership with a community organization in Honduras. The programwas delivered as a four- week Saturday program with the support of local education aides usingEnglish/Spanish bilingual, hands-on curricular materials and special virtual sessions involvingLatina/o professionals from various STEM fields with a special focus on engineering andmathematics careers.The program was designed to support the learning needs of 7th-9th grade students as a series of fourafter-school/Saturdays in Honduras at a faith-based community center. Given that the program wasdesigned in the U.S. but
Paper ID #30519Fostering Entrepreneurial Mindset and Innovation in a Cross-ListedScience and Engineering CourseDr. Bahram Roughani, Loyola University Maryland Professor of Physics and Associate Dean for the Natural and Applied Sciences at Loyola University Maryland. Experimental condensed matter physicist with emphasis on optical spectroscopy and Electron Microscopy of electronic materials. PI on the NSF-IUSE supported collaborative project, ”The PIPLINE Project”, a national effort in collaboration with American Physical Society (APS) aiming at enhancing Physics Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PIE) education
processing, and other applications [6]. Andrewset al have also included image processing projects in CS1 through the use of class libraries whichinclude graphics primitives [7].These representative examples are a few of the many ways to include visually stimulatingprojects into the curriculum at a variety of levels. Our project emphasizes computer visionresearch and the teaching modules are one component which integrates computer vision withseveral basic topics covered in the computer science and engineering curriculum. Teachingmodules consist of Power Point presentations, programming assignments and/or laboratoryexperiments, and in some cases complete video taped lectures. The modules can be easily
Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”Science education in Oregon, as in other states, has undergone a dramatic reform movement overthe past few years. Science and mathematics standards were adopted at the district and statelevels and state-administered tests track 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 10th graders’ progress towards meetingthe state standards. The standards are closely aligned with both Benchmarks of Project 2061(American Association for the Advancement of Science) and those recommended by the NationalAcademy of Sciences. There is a strong emphasis on a “hands on” or inquiry-based approach toscience education. However, many teachers lack the training to appropriately
Paper ID #37056Storylining a middle school engineering module thataddresses the NGSS science standards (Resource Exchange)Jessica Perez Jessica G Perez is the Associate Director of Education and Inclusivity for the Engineering Research Center for Power Optimization of Electro-thermal Systems (POETS). Dr. Perez earned a B.S. in Biological Engineering from MIT and a Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Northwestern University. Her professional interests include engineering education, inclusive teaching, and DEI best practices in higher ed.Joe Muskin Joe Muskin is the Education Coordinator for the
and exposing students toengineering5. In recent years, numerous K-12 engineering education programs have arisen withthe overarching goal of fostering interest in engineering through exposure to the engineeringprofession and increasing the overall awareness of the importance of science and math skills forengineering studies6, 7. K-12 outreach programs often vary in length and intensity but each ofthese programs include several underlying themes that make them successful. In particular, suchprograms include active learning through hands-on activities, inquiry-based learning, curriculumsupplements and engaged role models8. Additionally, some of the most successful outreachprograms also focus on educating K-12 teachers, as well as parents, thus
Paper ID #36225Training Middle and High School Teachers in Introducing Science andEngineering to StudentsProf. Rajpal S Sodhi, NJIT American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Training Middle and High School Teachers in Introducing Science and Engineering to StudentsAbstract:Students enrolled in elementary and secondary schools, who want to pursue a career inscience and engineering need a realistic introduction to these topics through hands onand meaningful experiments not normally available in schools. Author has developed aworkshop on Energy and Machines
Seventh grade students and two teachers also experienced the ________ Laboratory Page 14.569.4d 120 Students also visited the ______ Science Center; 60 students and 6 teachers were provided a guided____ Lab experience concerning the physics and engineering of sailing.Pairings Meetings (Scientist-Teacher)After the XXX partnerships are formed based on the teachers’ and volunteers’ responsesto questionnaires about subject of specialty/need, schedule availability, and collaborationvision, along with past teacher’ XXX experiences. An initial meeting, or PairingMeeting, facilitated by XXX Co-Directors, is held for each of the scientist
the 2023 SLE showed that students had littleknowledge of the environmental science and environmental engineering professions prior to thethree-hour workshop; however, students stated they had a fundamental understanding of eachprofession upon completing the workshop. Additionally, students found that the water treatmentfilter building challenge was generally a fun and useful approach to understanding whatenvironmental engineers and scientists do in their professions. Results from this study suggestthis type of hands-on workshop could be useful for high school major’s fairs or other higher-learning institutions to help students understand different STEM professions and/or aid studentsin deciding an academic major.1. High School Summer
- sachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on engineering education; design tools; specifically, the cost modeling and analysis of product development and manufacturing systems; and computer-aided design methodology.Dr. Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University Dr. Mathew Kuttolamadom is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology & In- dustrial Distribution and the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from Clemson University’s Int’l Center for Au- tomotive Research. His professional experience is in the automotive industry including at the Ford Motor Company. At
. Energy seminars - Energy seminars, part of our weekly Growth and Energy Seminars, consist of presentations by UC Berkeley’s faculty on cutting-edge energy-related topics. The purpose of the energy seminars is to expose students to the diversity of professional career opportunities for people with science and engineering training. iii. Career day - The program hosts at least one industry-sponsored tour. Career day provides exposure to practicing scientists and engineers and the opportunity to learn about science and engineering careers in private industry and research laboratories. iv. Leadership day - TTE REU students participate in one leadership event. Leadership day provides students hands-on
Session 1609 Biomedical Engineering Topics in High School Science Instruction: Initial Development and Field Studies Robert D. Sherwood, Stacy S. Klein Vanderbilt UniversityTheoretical Basis The growth of the influence of cognitive science on the design of instructional materialsin science and mathematics has been substantial over the past twenty years. Early works such asBransford, Sherwood, Vye and Reiser1 summarized research on teaching thinking and problemsolving pointing out important differences between the organization of knowledge by
Paper ID #37769Assessment of Ethics and Social Justice Aspects in DataScience and Artificial IntelligenceFranz Kurfess (Dr.)Katya Nadine Vasilaky (Assistant Professor)Tina Cheuk (Assistant Professor) Assistant Professor, Cal Poly, San Luis ObispoRyan Jenkins (Associate Professor)Grace Nolan © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Assessment of Ethics and Social Justice Aspects in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence AbstractThis work aims to develop a set of materials and
AC 2009-1482: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN: AN EMPHASIS ONCOMMUNICATIONTaryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Taryn Bayles is a Professor of the Practice of Chemical Engineering in the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department at UMBC, where she incorporates her industrial experience by bringing practical examples and interactive learning to help students understand fundamental engineering principles. Her current research focuses on engineering education, outreach and curriculum development. Page 14.813.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Introduction to
essay, it seems odd that it should suffer a higherfailure rate than other challenging freshman-level courses in calculus, physics, or engineering.Many educators have begun to assign the blame on the teaching approach. In this paper wecritique some current teaching approaches and agree that this is one source of the problem. Aglance at almost any textbook on introductory programming will reveal a presentation that startsfrom many flawed assumptions about the target audience, and that does not follow well-established principles for how to teach technical material. Computer programming educationsimply is not as mature as the teaching of the sciences and engineering, and this is reflected inthe CS1 failure rate. In this paper we explore some
covingmore specific and specialized RDM topics. Offering this course in a focused, modular mannerover a 1-month winter term between semesters might also appeal to students. These modulescould be delivered either in the traditional instructor/student classroom or online.Conclusion: A research data management course for graduate students in science and engineering hasbeen developed and delivered. This course covers both high-level topics and practicalexperience in research laboratory data management. As a result of the course, students wereprepared to develop proposal DMPs using DMPtool as required by their funding agency. Thestudents also obtained practical, hands-on knowledge developing a laboratory DMP for anongoing research project. The
Page 24.270.12engineering instruction. Likewise, it is important to analyze how engineering instruction helpsscience understanding, regardless of science content being linked to engineering instruction.AcknowledgementThis work was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation DLR 0822261.Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Committee on Standards for K-12 Engineering Education; National Research Council, Standards for K-12 Engineering Education? The National Academies Press: Washington, D.C., 2010.2. Institution of Mechanical Engineers, When STEM? A
workplace.AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to acknowledge NSF Grant SES-0930213 (2009-2013), which enabledthe research, development, and legitimacy of the course Engineering and Social Justice. Also,Leydens would like to acknowledge NSF Grant EEC-1441806 (2014-2016), which has helpedascertain student perspectives on how and where in the curriculum to make SJ visible. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Wewould also like to thank the dozens of faculty and students who graciously agreed to interviewsand focus groups on the barriers and opportunities inherent in making SJ visible in
Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County Anne M. Spence is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UMBC and holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland - College Park. During her twelve years as an engineering educator, she has developed curricula, directed programs to increase the recruitment and retention of women in engineering, and developed hands on engineering programs designed to foster an interest in engineering among elementary, middle and high school students. She manages a number of NSF grants related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and serves as the director of the Project Lead the Way
Paper ID #16882Exploring Barriers in the Engineering Workplace: Hostile, Unsupportive,and Otherwise Chilly ConditionsRachel Yonemura , University of Washington Rachel Yonemura is currently working on her B.S. in Environmental Science and Resource Management at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. She has been working at the University as a Re- search Assistant under Dr. Denise Wilson on projects regarding the Engineering Workplace as well as E-waste Sustainability. Motivation for these projects stem from an interest in public discourse and the interrelationships that occur among people of different
science and 8th grade engineering andtechnology courses. The curricula need to align with the Next Generation Science Standards,meet state curriculum standards, and be implementable in regular public school classrooms. Ourteam, consisting of curriculum developers, educational researchers, and classroom teachers, isdeveloping curricula through iterative design and implementation cycles and will be assessingthe eventual impact on student learning in different populations and under differentimplementation conditions. Before we can even ask the question about student outcomes,however, we need to design curriculum materials that effectively meet the criteria andaccommodate the constraints of real classrooms and real teachers – materials that can