the Mechanical Engineer- ing Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. His research focuses on boundary element methods, finite element methods, atomistic modeling, and engineering education. He currently serves on the ed- itorial board of Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements and the Journal of Online Engineering Education. He is an associate editor of the International Series on Advances in Boundary Elements. He currently serves as chair of ASEE Professional Interest Council (PIC) III. He received the 2002 ASEE New England Section Teacher of Year Award, the 2004 ASEE New England Section Outstanding Leader Award, the 2006 ASEE Mechanics Division James L. Meriam Service Award, and the 2010 ASEE Mid
contract engineer at Engineer Inc., a Gainesville education enterprise that designs and distributes STEM laboratory kits to remote learners. She is currently working as an intern in an effort to expand her scope to the aerospace field.Dr. Sean R. Niemi, University of Florida Sean R. Niemi is a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UF, and founder of the MERGE (MEchanical engineeRing desiGn pEdagogy) Lab focusing his research and teaching efforts on Capstone Design, Mechanical Design, Design for Manufacturing, and Instrumentation Design. Sean co-advises the UF Rocket Team (Swamp Launch), mentoring a group of interdisciplinary students in developing a 10,000 ft. apogee rocket for the
; manufacturing engineering; quality; environmental, health and safety; and others. Before joining National University, he acquired 12+ years of voluntary involvement with higher education, including adjunct teaching and research in engineering at the University of Colorado and formal advisory involvement in both science and engineering at the University of Texas. Other past professional and academic activities include being a founding member and officer in the Central Texas Electronics Association; past chairman of IBM’s Materials Shared University Research Committee; Ph.D. Recruiting Coordinator for IBM’s Systems Technology Division; and executive sponsor for 3M division’s
Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Kansas State University in 1993, M.S. degrees in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering from Stanford University in 1984, and a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1975. He served in the Army Corps of Engineers for 23 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Dr. O'Neill has been active as a Senior Mentor and instructor in Project ExCEEd for the American Society for Civil Engineering. Page 13.1376.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Utilizing the
infrastructure materials, digital image correlation, and undergraduate STEM education.Dr. Diana Arboleda, University of Miami Diana Arboleda, PhD, is a structural engineering Lecturer at the University of Miami, Florida. She re- ceived her B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Miami in 1988 and after a full career as a software engineer in corporate America she returned to academia by first earning an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Florida Atlantic University in 2010, and then a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Miami in 2014. Her research interests and experience are in the field of concrete sustain- ability, composite material systems for the civil infrastructure, and technology transfer
conference papers. Keith is the Director of the Nuclear Power Generation Program at ASUTaipeng Zhang, Arizona State University Taipeng Zhang is currently a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering of Arizona State University. He earned his Master of Science in Electrical Engi- neering from Arizona State University in 2012. He was the mentor of the FREEDM precollege program in 2014 and 2015. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 FREEDM Precollege Renewable Energy Program: Inspiring Young Adults to Recognize the Value of STEM CareersAbstract The FREEDM precollege program uses renewable (i.e., green) energy
from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (2001). Dr. Nandy had served as a Co-Principal Investigator of an NSF S-STEM Project, and is currently serving as the Principal-Investigator of an NSF IUSE project. Dr. Nandy is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).Steve Cox, Northern New Mexico College Schooled at Marquette University in Electrical Engineering and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and New York University in Mathematics. Joined the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University in 1988 and the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine in 2004. Held visiting positions in Madrid, Cologne and
Paper ID #28904Examining the Effectiveness of Short, Voluntary On-Line Tutorials in aLarge Undergraduate ClassProf. Alison Cupples, Michigan State University Dr. Cupples is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University. She obtained her PHD from Stanford University and was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the USDA. Her research focuses on the biodegradation of environmental contaminants. She was a Lilly Teaching Fellow in 2011-2012. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Examining the Effectiveness of Short, Voluntary On-Line
AC 2007-951: ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL ANDEARLY COLLEGE STUDENTSKaren High, Oklahoma State University KAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main research interests are Sustainable Process Design, Industrial Catalysis, and Multicriteria Decision Making. Other scholarly activities include enhancing creativity in engineering practice and teaching science to education professionals. Dr. High is a trainer for Project Lead the Way pre
resources engineering. He holds the education seat on Delaware’s Engineering Licensing board.LOUISE WEHRLE, NICET Louise Wehrle, PHD, CAE is a Manager of Program Development with NICET. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from University of Maryland. Dr. Wehrle has extensive experience in the certification field and is a former Chair of the Steering Committee for the Certification Networking Group. She also serves on an ANSI accreditation committee for the Council for Food Protection and is an ANSI certified program auditor for the ISO/IEC Standard 17024 for Personnel Certification. Prior to working at NICET, Dr. Wehrle worked with the
coordinator at Microelectronics R&D Company in Istanbul from 2000 to 2006, and a visiting assistant in research at Yale University from 2004 to 2005. Dr. Kaya received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electronics Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey. His research interests in electrical engineering and applied sciences are analog VLSI circuit design, MEMS sensors and energy harvesting systems. His research is also involved in biomedical engineering where bacterial hydrodynamics are studied under various shear flow regimes to enlighten the bacterial infections in catheterized patients. He is also working in Engineering Education research.Dr. Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University
degrees are granted to approximately 3-400students each year. The engineering programs include: civil engineering, electrical engineering,engineering physics, environmental engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering,and software engineering. An eighth engineering program, Microsystems and Nanotechnologywas recently approved. All engineering students are first admitted to general engineering andafter completing a set of required courses are admitted into one of the engineering programs.The University has an award winning Women in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science(WEMS) program. This nationally award winning program, established in 1994 providesmentoring, educational support, peer interaction, employment support, and some
Paper ID #43840Entrepreneurial-minded learning modules reveal differential learning characteristicsin historically marginalized groupsMary S Jia, Duke University B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of ArkansasDr. Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas Dr. Mostafa Elsaadany is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Elsaadany teaches Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Biomolecular Engineering, Senior Design, and Entrepreneurial Bioengineering. He is active in Engineering Education Research, where he studies
Paper ID #49483Student-Driven Design of a Lift System for EOD Equipment HandlingDr. Yousef Sardahi, Marshall University Dr. Yousef Sardahi, an Associate Professor at Marshall University’s Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Merced, in 2016. His research primarily focuses on control system design and multi-objective optimization.Asad Salem ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Student-Driven Design of a Lift System for EOD Equipment Handling Erin Webb1 , Josie Farris2 , Yousef
AC 2009-829: A NSF-SUPPORTED S-STEM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FORRECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF UNDERREPRESENTED ETHNIC ANDWOMEN STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGAnant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati ANANT R. KUKRETI, Ph.D., is an Associate Dean for Engineering Education Research and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC). He joined UC on 8/15/00 and before that worked 22 years at University of Oklahoma. He teaches structural engineering, with research in experimental and finite element analysis of structures. He has won five major university teaching awards, two Professorships, two national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary
2006-1629: USING DIVERSITY STATEMENTS TO PROMOTE ENGAGEMENTWITH DIVERSITY AND TEACHINGJennifer Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an assistant professor in the Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interests include engineering education, learner-centered design, user-centered design, and audience analysis. Dr. Turns is currently working on multiple NSF grants dealing with engineering education including an NSF Career award exploring the impact of portfolio construction on engineering students’ professional identity. Email: jturns
Learning based course design and platform for inclusive learning especially for students with disabilities.Lawrence Angrave (Teaching Professor) Lawrence Angrave is computer science teaching professor at University of Illinois who playfully creates and researches the use of new software and learning practices often with the goals of improving equity, accessibility, and learning.Jennifer R Amos (Teaching Professor)David DalpiazChrysafis VogiatzisZhiyuan XiaoSujit VaradhanJeremy Louie © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com A Digital Book-Based Pedagogy to Improve Course Content Accessibility for Students with
Computer Science and Engi- neering at Texas A&M University. He earned the PhD in Computer Science from Purdue University in 2015 and has been at Texas A&M ever since. He teaches introductory-level computer sciences courses as well as advanced courses in software engineering and security. Recently, he is particularly interested in K-12 computer science teacher education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Advocacy and allyship by men for women in engineering-related fields at the college levelAbstractDiversity enables better and more creative problem solving, with greater financial impact onorganizations
Educational Effectiveness.Dr. Daniel J. Laxman, Arizona State University Building on existing research, I use advanced statistical analyses and research methods to answer ques- tions regarding parenting, family relations, disabilities, and other topics. I also use these skills to evaluate the effectiveness of programs. I use R and other statistical software for my analyses and reports. I am continually expanding my skill set in statistics and data science to best answer research questions. Leaders in science, policy, and business committed to evidenced-based decision-making embrace the refrain, ”Data or it didn’t happen.” I have adopted this refrain as a guiding principle in my life and work
Paper ID #37017Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Projects for First-YearEngineering StudentsHenrik Routhe Henrik W. Routhe is educated M.Sc.EE (1989) and Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Organization) from Aalborg University. He is currently employed as PhD fellow at the Aalborg Centre for Problem Based Learning in Engineering Science and Sustainability under the auspices of UNESCO. Prior to entering research in 2016, he has 30 years of experience as engineer, project manager, consultant and director at a vocational school. His current research interests is focused on engineering education research
Paper ID #37484Student Engagement with a Nontraditional First-YearEngineering Project ThemeBenjamin Goldschneider (Graduate Student) Benjamin Goldschneider is a PhD Candidate in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. His research interests include socialization, students' sense of belonging, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovative teaching in First-Year programs.Benjamin Daniel Chambers (Associate Professor of Practice) Dr. Ben Chambers is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia
been the recipient of the first Whitaker Young Investigator Award from the BMES, a Searle Scholar Award, and an Early Career De- velopment Award from the NSF as well as a three-time recipient of the Omega Chi Epsilon Outstanding Faculty Award from the Northeastern Student Affiliate of AIChE and the Dick Sioui Teaching Award from American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #32923 Northeastern University. He also has led industrial R&D teams at Organogenesis Inc. and Polymerix Cor- poration developing tissue-engineered medical products and drug
College Tom Rebold has chaired the Engineering department at Monterey Peninsula College since 2004. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from MIT, and has been teaching online engineering classes since attending the Summer Engineering Teaching Institute at Ca˜nada College in 2012.Eva Schiorring, Canada College Eva Schiorring has almost two decades of experience in research and evaluation and special knowledge about STEM education in community colleges and four-year institutions. Ms. Schiorring presently serves as the external evaluator for three NSF-funded projects that range in scope and focus from leadership de- velopment to service learning and experimentation with alternative
Central Florida. Ms. Weatherman has considerable experience in Technopolis Development in the US and abroad. Page 12.423.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Critical Success Factors for Creation of Technopolis Communities and Creation of the Central Florida TechnopolisAbstractTechnopolis communities are sprouting up all over the world and are creating a profound impacton global economic landscapes. Today’s global economy can be characterized by increasingglobalization, heightened interdependency and the emergence of a new paradigm of regional,institutional and technological clusters which facilitate
Chemical Education for public Understanding Program in Spain and her research interests are related to science and engineering education.Hans-Joerg Witt, Witt & Partner Hans-Joerg Witt is currently the President of Witt & Partner, a consulting company specialized in Organizational Effectiveness and Change Management. Before that, he worked 25 years for a global petrochemical company and served in various manufacturing positions in Operations before joining Human Resources as an internal consultant. He led the internal consulting profit centre as Global Director of Organizational Effectiveness, servicing more than 25 countries across the world. A chemical engineer by education, he
education in general, and those of the Middle East and the Arab Gulf States, in particular Page 12.92.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Practitioner - Faculty Collaboration in Teaching Civil Engineering DesignAbstractTeaching civil engineering design through senior projects or capstone design courses, withindustry involvement and support, has increased in recent years. The general trend towardincreasing the design component in engineering curricula is part of an effort to better preparegraduates for engineering practice. While some design projects are still of the “made up
Professor with the Department of Biological Sciences at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. She is primarily interested in human physiology, women in science, science education and reform, scientific literacy, issues of diversity and democracy in higher education. She teaches courses several courses related to human anatomy and physiology at Rowan. Page 12.972.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Introducing Multidisciplinary Novel Content through Laboratory Exercises on Real World Applications Robi Polikar1, Ravi P. Ramachandran1, Linda M. Head1 and Maria
actively involved in ASEE, is a Kern Fellow for Entrepreneurial Education, and serves as Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at LTU. His research interests involve academic integrity, assessment tools, and stream restoration.Melissa Grunow, Lawrence Technological University Melissa Grunow is the Coordinator for the Leadership Curriculum at Lawrence Technological University and is an instructor in the Department of Humanities. She has eleven years of experience working with student organizations and teaching undergraduates, including identifying needs and developing new initiatives and curricular and co-curricular programs. Her research interests include activist pedagogies and
CEO in 2021. He is also a co-founder of New Jersey Community Capital and the NJ Housing and Community Development Network. For the past 9 years, he has taught Social Entrepreneurship at Princeton University (2015-2019) and served as Entrepreneur and Innovator In Residence at Lafayette College, where he co-founded the Dyer Fellowship (2019-present). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Design Your Own Entrepreneurial Roadmap: A Four Year Cohort Fellowship Model to Develop the Next Generation of InnovatorsAbstractSolving todays’ challenges requires engineers to find new ways of thinking – and acting. Agrowing number of engineering programs and students across the U.S. look to
qualitative research projects and eval- uations, including those focused on educational leadership, STEM education, and academic and social supports for disadvantaged students. Prior to her career in research, she worked as a public school teacher for eight years.Dr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler, Ph.D., is the Director for Research at the University of Washington (UW) Center for Workforce Development (CWD) and an Affiliate Assistant Professor in UW Sociology. She directs re- search projects from conceptualization, methodological design, collection of data and analysis, to dis- semination of research findings. Dr. Litzler manages the Sloan-funded Project to Assess Climate in Engineering