Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 5: Strategies for Increasing Classroom Engagement

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Jeter, Georgia Institute of Technology; christopher fernandez

. This program was developed as a major project supported by the US Department ofEnergy involving various national labs and contractors and with substantial participation byprivate industry collaborating as the EnergyPlus Development Team. The resulting program is,with good reason, widely used around the world. Indeed, EnergyPlus appears to be the firstpopular building energy simulation program that is intended to be thermodynamically rigorous,in that many previous simulation programs were primarily hourly load calculations. Indeed, anexplicit ZTE, which represents combined energy and mass conservation, is presented along withconservation equations for moisture and carbon dioxide concentration in the EnergyPlusdocumentation. In addition

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LEES 1: Critical Humanities and Serious Play

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Laugelli, University of Virginia

-353.[10] “About Us: The LEGO Group History.” LEGO.com. https://www.lego.com/en- us/aboutus/lego-group/the-lego-group-history/ (accessed Feb. 11, 2022).[11] D. Robertson with B. Breen. Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry. New York, NY, USA: Crown Business, 2013.[12] ENDEVR Documentary. Inside Lego: Behind the Doors of the Toymaker Giant. (2014). Accessed: Feb. 9, 2022. [Online Video]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=hvEWpxz23V8&t=168s[13] The LEGO Group. “LEGO Group Declares New Year’s Resolution for 2012: Deliver Meaningful Play Experiences to Girls Worldwide with New LEGO Friends.” PRNewswire.com. https://www.prnewswire.com/news

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Aerospace Division Technical Session: Pedagogy and Curriculum

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kenneth Park; Christopher Sculley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Ian Copenhaver, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Marcial Gonzalez; Wayne Chen; George Takahashi; Michael Sangid

Paper ID #38075Enhancing Students’ Understanding of Deformation andStress in Aerospace Structures Education via Virtual LabsWaterloo Tsutsui (Senior Research Associate) Waterloo Tsutsui, Ph.D., P.E., is a Senior Research Associate in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. Tsutsui's research interests are systems engineering, energy storage systems, multifunctional structures and materials design, and scholarship of teaching and learning. Before Purdue, Tsutsui practiced engineering in the automotive industry for more than 10 years.Kenneth ParkChristopher Shueh-chen

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 11

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qin Liu; Greg Evans P.Eng.; Milad Moghaddas; Tamara Kecman

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP), Director of the Collaborative Specialization in Engineering Education, a 3M national Teaching Fellow, and a mMilad Moghaddas, University of Toronto, CanadaTamara Kecman, University of Toronto, Canada ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Instructional Development at a Time of Involuntary Changes: Implications for the Post-Pandemic Era Qin Liu, Greg Evans, Milad Moghaddas, Tamara Kecman University of Toronto Correspondence: qinql.liu@utoronto.caAbstractPublic health measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 5: The Impact of Prior Programming Experience on Computational Thinking in First-Year Engineering Experience.

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

was recognized in academic conversations, received collegescholarships, pursued music, bought a home computer, and taught himself programming –setting the stage for a computer engineering career. His lived identity reveals hidden privilegethat can conceal other people’s opportunity loss. As a first-generation college student, he lackedparental advice about academics and work-life balance. Today, he focuses teaching and researchactivities on the first-year experience but recognizes he projects the white male viewpoint ontoparticipants rather than a cohesive one inclusive of all genders, racial, and ethnic identities.The team overcomes our inevitable biases by working collaboratively to discuss sensitive issues.We check and question each

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tyler James Sullivan, Clemson University; Matthew K. Voigt, Clemson University; Naneh Apkarian, Arizona State University; Antonio Estevan Martinez IV, UC San Diego & San Diego State University; Jessica Ellis Hagman, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

Introduction There has been a concerted effort both nationally and at the local level to diversify thescience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and broaden participationfor individuals with a minoritized identity within each field (Basile & Lopez, 2015; NationalScience Foundation, 2020). Such efforts have permeated all educational levels starting in earlyelementary (e.g., enrichment programs) all the way into higher education and industry (e.g.,hiring practices, identity-affirming professional organization). Yet one of the well-documentedbarriers to diversifying the STEM discipline is the current and historical lack of diversity orrepresentation existing within STEM spaces, especially among STEM instructors who

Conference Session

Research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Jay Phillip Jefferson, Florida International University; Jade Moten, Florida International University; Sung Eun Park, Florida International University; D'Aundray James Adams, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #32951Exploring the Excellence of HBCU Scientists and Engineers: TheDevelopment of an Alumni Success Instrument Linking UndergraduateExperiences to Graduate PathwaysDr. Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University Dr. Fletcher is currently an Assistant Professor at Florida International University. Her research focus equity and inclusion within STEM education, STEM at HBCUs and K-12 STEM education. Prior to FIU, Dr. Fletcher served as the Director of Pre-college Programs for the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Additionally, she spent time in industry holding technical and operations-based roles and

Conference Session

Faculty Development 1: Social Justice Research

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Katie Johanson, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Richard Carroll Sinclair, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Rosario A. Gerhardt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kinnis Gosha, Morehouse College

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

faculty of color mentees to develop a career goal that attended totheir career stage and intended career trajectory. Pre-tenure mentee career goals centered aroundtenure and promotion, while post-tenure mentee career goals were more individualized, such asmoving into an administrative post. The mentees were required to select an emeriti faculty as amentor to specifically grow their mentoring network; thus, the inclusion of emeriti faculty wasmeant to supplement not supplant any existing mentoring relationships. Collaboratively, thementoring pairs were invited to co-determine a mentoring plan to include their planned mode andfrequency of communication and shared mentoring goals. Therefore, the mutual mentoringmodel served as the foundation of the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Johanna Milord, University of Missouri - Columbia; Fan Yu, University of Missouri - Columbia; Sarah Lynn Orton P.E., University of Missouri - Columbia; Lisa Y. Flores, University of Missouri - Columbia; Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri - Columbia

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Psychology, and Career Development Quarterly.Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri - Columbia Professor Rose M. Marra is the Director of the School of Information Science and Learning Technology at the University of Missouri. She is PI of the NSF-funded Supporting Collaboration in Engineering Education, and has studied and published on engineering education, women and minorities in STEM, online learning and assessment. Marra holds a PhD. in Educational Leadership and Innovation and worked as a software engineer before entering academe. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Impact of COVID Transition to Remote Learning on Engineering Self-Efficacy

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Design Methodologies 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Malena Agyemang, Clemson University; Cameron J. Turner, Clemson University

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Design in Engineering Education

National Laboratory. His research has been supported by grants from government, large industry and smaller manufacturing companies. His areas of interest include computational design methods whereby the computer and engineer collaborate during the design and manufacturing process. His work has resulted in computational tools for design analogy identification, tools for design analysis and optimization, and methods for intelligent integration of robotics and automation systems. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of New Mexico. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Investigating the effects of CERA on design requirement detailAbstract

Conference Session

Social Justice: Pedagogy, Curricular Reform, and Activism

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Gabriel Medina-Kim, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

these initiatives are students who are legible to workforcedevelopment projects and who address computational problem solving with a blindness to itssociopolitical entanglements. In his ethnographic research on the cultural and racial politics ofcomputer science, Sepher Vakil offers justice as another axis to understand approaches to equityin computer science education [12]. In contrast to orienting computer science education aroundthe needs of industry and security, which are often framed around assimilationist language ofdiversity and inclusion, Vakil elaborates upon a vision for computer science education thatcenters the critique of power; engages macro-ethical issues (instead of just micro-ethical ones[13]); and tends to politics of

Conference Session

Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Michael B. O'Connor, New York University; Elizabeth Zofia Bialek PE, American Society of Civil Engineers; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Susan Davis, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Engineering Leadership Development

Rapid Transit district’s 1990’s expansions in the East Bay and SFO Airport at three billion to the New Starts program for the Federal Transit Administration with over a hundred projects and $85 billion in construction value. At the latter, he also acted as source selection board chairman and program COTR for $200 plus million in task order con- tracts for engineering services. Working for the third-largest transit agency in the United States, the Los Angeles County MTA, Michael managed bus vehicle engineering for $1 billion in new acquisitions and post-delivery maintenance support for 2300 vehicles with some of the most complex technology (natural gas engines and embedded systems) in the US transit industry in the

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nathalie Al Kakoun, Swansea University; Frederic Boy, Swansea University; Patricia Xavier, Swansea University

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Community Engagement Division

on the interplay between Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health.Patricia Xavier, Swansea University Patricia is a water engineer with a background in both the private and public water sector. She has expertise in the design of flood alleviation schemes and wastewater networks. Patricialeads Academic Programme Enhancement and Development for the College of Engineering. With her background in industry, she is keenly aware that the sector-wide academisation and de-contextualisation of engineering education is leading to an engineering sectorthat struggles to relate theory to practice. Her main area of research is into the social impact of engineers and engineering – critiquing how the methodologies adopted by

Conference Session

Moral Development and Ethics Assessment in Engineering

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University; Loretta Driskel, Clarkson University; Erin Blauvelt, Clarkson University; Laura Perry, Clarkson University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Rehabilitation, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY. Registered Professional Engineer (Ohio). Robinson’s ethics teaching style comes from an amalgam of academic, industrial (Bell Labs), governmen- tal (VA) and clinical experiences, plus an interest in ethics from his undergraduate days.Ms. Loretta Driskel, Clarkson University Since the late 1990’s Loretta’s passion has been to create engaging, diverse teaching and learning ex- periences for students and faculty. As the senior instructional designer at Clarkson University, she has presented at conferences such as the Online Learning Consortium and over the past two decades, she has also presented at a wide variety of other venues including ADEIL; Sloan-C

Conference Session

Student Engagement, Socioemotional Needs, and Social Support During Pandemic

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo; Chloe Otis, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

goals. She achieved her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Before engaging in Engi- neering Education research, she completed graduate degrees in Industrial Engineering and Statistics and contributed to a wide range of research areas including genetic disorders, manufacturing optimization, cancer biomarker detection, and the evaluation of social programs. Dr. Sanchez-Pena is passionate about teaching engineering students and First-Year Engineering students in particular, from whom she draws in- spiration because of their energy and creativity. She takes as her mission to foster such traits and support their holistic development, so they can find their unique engineering path and enact positive

Conference Session

Personnel Development & Retention

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Corin L. Bowen, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder; Kenneth G. Powell, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2014 and a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan in 2008.Prof. Kenneth G. Powell, University of Michigan American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Critical Analyses of Representation and Success Rates of Marginalized Undergraduate Students in Aerospace EngineeringAbstractThe field of aerospace engineering is collectively grappling with the problem of disproportionateunderrepresentation of women and people of color both within educational programs and withinthe aerospace industry. Identifying the problems is

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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George James Lamont, University of Waterloo; Stephanie Mutch, University of Waterloo; Chimdindu Ohaegbu, University of Waterloo ; Hamza Z. Butt, University of Waterloo; Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo

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First-Year Programs

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary K. Nyaema, The University of Illinois at Chicago; David G. Rethwisch, The University of Iowa; Mark Andrew McDermott

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Pre-College Engineering Education

the chances that they attend a 4-year college oruniversity by 52% (p = 0.024) [4].Importance of Implementing the New Curriculum with FidelityThe research studies discussed above have shown the benefits that can accompany effective STEMintegration and STEM initiatives. The PLTW curriculum was developed as a program focused onpromoting STEM integration and therefore, the way the curriculum is enacted in the classroomwould seem a critical issue. For the types of benefits observed in previous research to be accessiblefor all students enrolled in PLTW courses, it is important newly trained PLTW teachers understandand can effectively implement all PLTW curriculum components. The PLTW curriculum isconstantly reviewed by educators and industrial

Conference Session

Laboratory Courses and Programming in the Aerospace Curriculum

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Waterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Genisson Silva Coutinho, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia; Alberto W. Mello, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Michael David Sangid, Purdue University; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Paper ID #30393The Implementation of Virtual Labs in Aerospace Structures EducationWaterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Waterloo Tsutsui, Ph.D., P.E., is a Lecturer and Lab Coordinator in the School of Aeronautics and As- tronautics at Purdue University. Tsutsui’s research interests are energy storage systems, multifunctional structures and materials design, fatigue and fracture, and scholarship of teaching and learning. Before Purdue, Tsutsui was an engineer in the automotive industry for more than 10 years.Mr. Ruben D. Lopez-Parra P.E., Purdue University at West

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 7 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

be interesting. To my surprise, lo and behold, everyone pretty much groups up into their own races.He found aggressions and micro-aggressions to be common, saying: “I just feel like I'm nottreated like an equal lot of times as far as like collaboration with people of other cultures.” Hegives an example of a group project where he was the only “Black guy” and “there's a White guyin the group who every time I present a new idea for how to solve a problem, he calls it `ghetto’or he's like, `that's a really ghetto way of doing it.’” Warren felt that “being shut down like that”he “definitely feels like” he has to “prove” himself. It's like almost I can tell he doesn't think I'm a smart person…I'll put it this way, it's

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Nathan Howell, College of Engineering, West Texas A&M University; Erick Benjamin Butler, West Texas A&M University; Vinu Unnikrishnan, West Texas A&M University

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Diversity

methods. He teaches courses in water and wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste, surveying, and programming fundamentals.Dr. Vinu Unnikrishnan, West Texas A&M University Dr. Unnikrishnan is an Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering at the West Texas A&M Uni- versity. He was previously a faculty in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Alabama. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 2007. Dr. Unnikrishnan’s research interests are in the development of multiscale methods for the mechanical and thermal charac- teristics of carbon-nanotube and polymeric based composite systems for use in advanced bio-medical and industrial applications. He has

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhidipta Mallik, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, the Next GenerationScience Standards (NGSS) [3],[4], which are national standards to reenvision and enhance STEMeducation, emphasize the need for integrating practices of engineering and the engineering designprocess (EDP) [5],[6] in K-12 classrooms. As one contribution to this growing need, we developeda robotics education workshop for high school teachers and their students to collaboratively learnand practice fundamental engineering and robotics concepts during summer and then utilize thisknowledge in classroom during the academic year.A fundamental step in the engineering (robotics) design process is to draw on engineeringprinciples for performing rigorous analyses and studying the efficacy of a proposed design [7]before committing

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

designed to enable students to build on their engineering knowledge and develop an in-depthunderstanding of modern systems design for emerging and evolving electrical engineering technologies.The program is designed to cover research, design, development, and testing of electronic andcomputer hardware and software. Students have an opportunity to be involved in advanceddesign projects including digital, spread-spectrum and space communications, CMOS circuitry,and computer architectures. They are encouraged to apply their knowledge and skills to courseprojects based on industry trends. Students have the opportunity to develop project managementand leadership skills to help them prepare for senior-level engineering responsibilities.”The current

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fadi Castronovo, California State University, East Bay; Semih Yilmaz, California State University, East Bay; Akarsh Rao, Immersive and Interactive Research Group; Walter Condori Jr., California State University, East Bay; Karan Monga, STEM Educational Gaming Research Group; Hadiseh Gooranorimi, California State University, East Bay

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Computers in Education

-basedenvironmental learning has been emphasized as an area requiring specialized research withinenvironmental education for optimal learning outcomes [33]–[36]. Educational games are oneform of application-based learning strategies that may have the pedagogical potential to enhanceenvironmental education among the current generation. The profusion of digital technology overthe past decades has produced a new wave of students who prefer to actively use technology,collaborate, and learn through experiential activities [37]–[41]. Previous research in the fields ofvisualization, multimedia learning, and gaming education has illustrated the immenseeducational potential that educational games have in introducing a wide variety of knowledge,problem-solving skills

Conference Session

Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, awarding faculty curriculum and student venture grants, andproviding faculty incentives to work with industry sponsored student teams. Specifically, theCollege of Engineering received a grant in 2006 as part of a larger initiative to develop the KernEntrepreneurship Education Network.The Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) was organized by the NationalCollegiate Inventors and Innovators Association (NCIIA) with support from the Kern Family Page 13.343.2Foundation*. The goal of KEEN is to make entrepreneurship education opportunities widelyavailable at institutions of higher learning, and to instill an action-oriented

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aly Tawfik, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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New Engineering Educators

Engineering, and an affiliate faculty of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. She is Director of the Center for e-Design, a multi-university NSF I/UCRC center. Her research focuses on methods and representation schemes for early design process and on engineering design education. She was previously an assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts and worked at General Electric (GE), including the completion of a two-year management program. She is a member of ASEE, ASME, IIE, and Alpha Pi Mu and is the Design Economics area editor for The Engineering Economist.Richard Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Richard Goff is an Associate

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University; Nicholas Giordano, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

interdisciplinary nature, nanoscale science andengineering is one way of simultaneously increasing students’ interest in science and engineeringas well as infusing more engineering into grade 7-12 classrooms.Importance of Nanotechnology in STEM EducationThe development of nanotechnology comes about through the blending of all science andengineering disciplines on the nanometer scale. Because of this convergence, it is believed thatthe impact of NSE will be broader than any other technological revolutions. Already, research in Page 13.604.2the development of nanotechnologies has exploded in nanoelectronics, medicine, healthcare,pharmaceutical industries

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-1042: I’M GRADUATING THIS YEAR! SO WHAT IS AN ENGINEERANYWAY?Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech Holly Matusovich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education. Dr. Matusovich recently joined Virginia Tech after completing her doctoral degree in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She also has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.S. in Materials Science with a concentration in Metallurgy. Additionally Dr. Matusovich has four years of experience as a consulting engineer and seven years of industrial experience in a variety of technical roles related to metallurgy and quality systems for an aerospace supplier. Dr. Matusovich’s research interests include

Conference Session

High-School Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineeringconcepts and supporting the transfer of knowledge to novel tasks and situations.IntroductionEngineering excellence in the US serves as one of the primary vehicles for technologicalinnovation, economic prosperity, national security, and advancements in public health. However,current educational trends portend a decline in these areas as the mathematical and scientificpreparation of American K-12 students slip in relation to other industrialized nations, andstudents opt out of engineering programs and careers1. Interest in science, mathematics, andtechnology is particularly low among disadvantaged groups that have been underrepresented inthose fields2. To address both the preparedness for and the appeal of engineering, technicaleducation programs

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-1201: NURTURE MOTIVATED, CONFIDENT, AND STRATEGICLEARNERS IN ENGINEERING THROUGH COGNITIVE ANDPSYCHOLOGICAL INSTRUCTION FOR AN ENTRY-LEVEL COURSEWei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over 10-year industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into engineering curriculum. He serves as a freshmen advisor for the First Year Experience Program at JSU and is the Principle Investigator for