Conference Session

COED: Computing in K-12 / Early Childhood Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safia A. Malallah, Kansas State University; Lior Shamir, Kansas State University; William Henry Hsu, Kansas State University; Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Salah Alfailakawi, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Data Science (Dataying) for Early Childhood Safia A. Malallah, Kansas State University, safia@ksu.edu Lior Shamir, Kansas State University, lshamir@ksu.edu William Henry Hsu, Kansas State University, bhsu@ksu.edu Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University, weeser@ksu.edu Salah Alfailakawi, Kansas State University, Bosloh@ksu.edu Abstract: Although evidence suggests that children as young as four years old can develop coding and engineering projects based on data science concepts, data science is often overlooked in early childhood research, and limited resources existed

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kathrine Ehrlich-Scheffer, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

, exploring the world of craft cocktails, and making a fuss over her Boston Terrier, Gatsby. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Understanding Gen Z’s Declining Engagement with WE@RIT, a Woman in Engineering ProgramIntroductionAround 2016-2017 we began noticing sharp declines in current student engagement with ourwomen in engineering program, WE@RIT, within Rochester Institute of Technology’s KateGleason College of Engineering. The program itself was launched in the early 2000’s during theMillennial era, and the programming playbook was one of large, one-off events spearheaded byone full-time Director, and a handful of student employees. That

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Milonas, New York City College of Technology; Duo Li, Shenyang City University; Qiping Zhang, Long Island University

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Computing and Information Technology

. Specifically, she is interested in fa- cilitating productive collaborations of individuals who are geographically and culturally distributed. Dr. Zhang has published numerous papers in the areas of HCI, CSCW, KM, social informatics and related disciplines. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Content Analysis of Two-year & Four-year Data Science Programs in the United States1.0 Introduction Data has grown exponentially in the last decade and this growth has resulted in vastchallenges for both business and IT domains[1]. This data, also referred to as “Big Data,” ismassive and complex and cannot be stored centrally [2

Conference Session

2-Year College Division: Students and the Pipeline

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leo Salgado, University of California, Irvine; Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Irvine; Hye Rin Lee, University of California, Irvine; Lorenzo Valdevit, University of California, Irvine

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

whether memories of past experiences and views of future self may impact an individual’s strength of motivation in a task/goal.Prof. Lorenzo Valdevit, University of California, Irvine American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Motivation of Low-Income Engineering Transfer Students that Influences Choosing and Pursuing a Baccalaureate Degree AttainmentAbstractThe transfer pathway in engineering disciplines, especially for low-income students, is often seenas an opportunity to expand the science and engineering workforce, particularly whentransferring from a two-year community college to a four-year institution. This study focused onlow-income transfer

Collection

CoED

Authors

Bryan A Jones; J W Bruce; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh

comprehensive examination of first-year CS students reports that only approximately20% of the surveyed students could solve programming problems expected by their instructors [4].“Issues impacting students learning how to program” was the topic of an entire Computers inEducation Division technical session at the 2019 American Society for Engineering Education(ASEE) Annual Meeting [5]. Clearly, there is a need to explore new pedagogical approaches forteaching students how to program and design digital systems.Authors Jones and Mohammadi-Aragh are actively exploring literate programming (LP) as oneapproach to improving programming pedagogy [6–8]. In the LP approach, the programmer (author)composes the program (document) in a form that is readable by

Conference Session

Two-year College Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Charlotte B. Forrest

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

colleges and higher education, in general. She is a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and Society of Women Engineers (SWE). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Gaining the Competitive Edge in Proposal Submission to the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Program (NSF-ATE): Mentor-Connect Abstract Securing external funding to improve or expand engineering technology and related programs is increasingly essential as state funding for two-year technical and community colleges plummets nationwide. Grants often provide the impetus and means for innovation that would not otherwise be possible. The National Science Foundation Advanced

Conference Session

Graduate Student Writing and Communication

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy M. Clobes, University of Virginia; Lindsay Wheeler, University of Virginia

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Graduate Studies

assistants (TAs) in STEM disciplines to support effective integration of research-based practices into their teaching. She also seeks to increase collaboration of faculty, staff, and administrators across departments and schools to help improve the diversity and preparedness of students majoring STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 SciComm: An Oral Communication Professional Development Program for STEM Graduate StudentsAbstract Now, more than ever, is a time when scientists and engineers must be able to create afactual and compelling account of their research. How can STEM graduate students learn tocommunicate complex information to a variety of

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello ; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

on an effective and efficient use of the Texas Instrument technology in the mathematics and science classroom, and is member of the Executive Committee of international association (ASEE-EPPD and ICTMA). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Engineering students’ perception of the relevance of physics and mathematicsAbstractStudents’ perception of the relevance of science, either in their daily or professional life, isrelated to their attitudes towards science. Similarly, the self-perception of students towardsmathematics is closely connected to their perception of mathematics. We conducted a study in aChilean university about engineering students

Conference Session

Something New??? within Engineering Design Graphics Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Jerimiah Gabriel Welch, Western Washington University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

of an introductory CAD course, discovering a ”Lean Education” framework that uses Blended Learning techniques to serve Lean Manufacturing goals and philosophies. Page 26.656.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Enhancing a Blended Learning Approach to CAD Instruction Using Lean Manufacturing PrinciplesThe Department of Engineering and Design at Western Washington University has implementeda blended learning methodology in its introductory Computer-Aided Design course. Thismethodology improves learning using a combination of techniques

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rebekah Dupont, Augsburg University; Nancy A. Rodenborg, Augsburg University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

all social identities. Her perspective is informed by over ten years of social work experience in child protection service (CPS) and research on disparate outcomes in CPS by race. Recent scholarship has explored prejudice-reduction through intergroup dialogue. In June 2019 Dr. Rodenborg received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Social Workers Minnesota. Her latest article is: Nancy Rodenborg & Adrienne Dessel (2019) Teaching Note—Learning About Segregation and Cultural Competence, Journal of Social Work Education, 55:4, 809-817, DOI: 10.1080/10437797.2019.1619643 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 S-STEM Lessons Learned

Conference Session

K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University

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Women in Engineering

. Page 12.707.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Expanding Girls’ Horizons in Math and Science: A Longitudinal Evaluation of EYH Conference OutcomesAbstractLittle longitudinal data is available on the effectiveness of Expanding Your Horizonsconferences on impacting girls’ future decisions regarding math and science. The purpose of theconferences is to encourage girls to take more math and science in high school by exposing themto hands-on activities and role models in the areas of science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM). This paper is based on interview data from 22 high school girls whobetween 2005 and 2006 participated in one-to-one interviews and small group discussions.These 22

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Dean Fontenot, Texas Tech University; Richard A Burgess, Texas Tech University; Vinitha Hannah Subburaj M.S; Debra J Nash, Texas Tech University T-STEM Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-STEM Center. She works with mid- dle and high school teachers and administrators to help them implement science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum. Nash also helps them learn to use project-based learning. In addition, she works with the Texas STEM Coalition, and with the Texas Tech T-STEM Center’s social media sites. Page 23.812.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Introducing 6-12 Grade Teachers and Students to Computational ThinkingAbstractComputing disciplines struggle to increase student retention rates. Creating interestingcurriculum to attract

Conference Session

Student-Centered Information Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer (Cong Yan) Zhao, McGill University; Tara Mawhinney, McGill University

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Engineering Libraries

Mechanics, Mechanical Engi- neering, and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at McGill University’s Schulich Library of Science and Engineering in Montreal, Quebec. Her research interests include collection development in science and engineering librarianship, information literacy competencies, discovery search tools, and social network- ing sites for teaching and research. She completed an MLIS from McGill’s School of Information Studies in 2005. Page 24.686.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Identifying Challenges Faced by Chinese Undergraduate

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Patricia Dee Zobel, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-3993: PROMOTING STUDENT CONNECTIONS AND RETEN-TION THROUGH AN ON-CAMPUS RESIDENTIAL LEARNING COM-MUNITY FOR FIRST-YEAR UNDERREPRESENTED AND LOW-INCOMESTUDENTSDr. Jess W. Everett, Rowan University Dr. Everett is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is interested in sustainable engi- neering and education innovation.Dr. Patricia Dee Zobel, Rowan University Page 25.1088.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Student Connections and Retention through an On-Campus Residential Learning Community for First-Year Underrepresented and Lo-Income

Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-613: PREPARING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYPROFESSIONALS OF TOMORROW: WHAT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYPROGRAMS CAN DO TO ENSURE THEIR GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYABLEKim Nankivell, Purdue University, CalumetJoy Colwell, Purdue University, CalumetJana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet Page 15.976.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Preparing the Information Technology Professionals of Tomorrow: What Information Technology Programs Can Do to Ensure Their Graduates Are EmployableAbstractIt is well understood that technical graduates need more than technical skills to be professionallyemployed; they also need the so-called “soft skills

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch; Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch

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Mathematics

. Results from these studies have been presented in Abu Dhabi and Qatar, as well as at previous annual meetings of ASEE. Page 15.1257.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Transformation of a Mathematics Course: Discoveries Along a Five-Year JourneyAbstractThis paper concludes a five-year multicultural study that gradually transformed a mathematicscourse that was “Western” in both content and presentation methods into a “Middle Eastern”course offered in an American university overseas to non-native speakers of English. In additionto tracing the development of user-friendly content

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karcher Morris, University of California, San Diego; Jaclyn Duerr, University of California, San Diego; Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Bill Lin, University of California, San Diego

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Professor and the Department Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. His research has led to more than 200 journal and conference publications, including a number of Best Paper awards and nominations. He also holds five awarded patents. He has been the General Chair and on the executive and technical program committee of many IEEE and ACM conferences, and he has been Associate and Guest Editors for several IEEE and ACM journals. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Toward understanding engineering transfer students' transitions from community colleges to 4-year institutionsAbstractCommunity college students

Conference Session

Broadening Perspectives in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Linares, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diana Marcela Franco Duran, University of Virginia; Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Auburn University; David R. Gutierrez, University of Virginia; Deyrel Diaz, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Assessing the Effectiveness of Educational Interventions on Digital Skills for Middle Schoolers in Underserved Communities. The TechSpark Immokalee Case Study on Digital Upskilling in the Construction IndustryAbstractThis research project examines the impact and challenges of a digital education interventiondeveloped for middle school students from an underrepresented community within SouthwestFlorida. A four-week workshop was developed for three grade levels to enhance awareness andinterest in developing digital skills required for future technology-driven careers. Supported bythe Microsoft TechSpark program, these interventions provide students with hands-onexperiences involving emerging

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Engineering Workforce & Faculty Training

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Su Li, U. C. Hastings, College of the Law; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers; joan Chalmers Williams, University of California, Hastings College of the Law

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

of Law, Hastings Foundation Chair, and Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She has written extensively on gender bias and women in STEM, with work published in sociology, psychology and law journals. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Climate Control: Gender and Racial Bias in Engineering?AbstractThe concept of implicit bias is typically studied by behavioral and cognitive psychologists whoseek to gain information on brain patterns versus how those patterns show up in the workplace.Thirty years of social science research have documented that although explicit bias againstwomen and other under

Conference Session

ECCD Innovations in Energy Engineering & Technology

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering, both from the University of Michigan. He teaches a number of alternative energy courses at Lawrence Tech. Dr. Fletcher and his student research team is focusing on energy usage and efficiencies of several traditional and alternative energy systems. Page 26.1691.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Using undergraduate engineering students to develop practical methods forreducing energy costs at a grain receiving, storage and transfer facility based on an energy study in the State of MichiganABSTRACT

Conference Session

Design in the BME curriculum

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #23255Modeling and Design: a Hands-on Introduction to Biomedical EngineeringDr. Eileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University Eileen Haase is the Director of Undergraduate Studies and a Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. She is also chair of the Johns Hopkins Applied Biomedical Engineering graduate program for Engineering Professionals. She received her BS in ESM from Virginia Tech, and her MS EE and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Modeling and Design: A hands-on Introduction to Biomedical

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Castilleja, The Boeing Company; Rachel Jackson, Rice University; Natalia Salies, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-1134: MOTIVATING MINORITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FORFUTURES IN ENGINEERING THROUGH DREAM (DESIGNING WITH RICEENGINEERS – ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH MENTORSHIP)Juan Castilleja, The Boeing CompanyRachel Jackson, Rice UniversityNatalia Salies, Rice UniversityBrent Houchens, Rice University Page 15.887.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Motivating Minority High School Students for Futures in Engineering through DREAM (Designing with Rice Engineers – Achievement through Mentorship)AbstractDREAM (Designing with Rice Engineers – Achievement through Mentorship) was created tomotivate underrepresented high school students to

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

careers in STEM related subject Page 15.562.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Title: Exploring a Valid and Reliable Assessment of Engineering and Technology Education Learning in the Classroom.AbstractIt is common knowledge that No Child Left Behind (NCLB) created a system of accountability thatestablished a baseline for determining school success. To assess student performance, NCBL uses theresults of standardized assessments in traditional disciplines.Since engineering and technology education is not one of the traditional disciplines, only 12 states haveengineering and technology education

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bartlett Michael Sheinberg, Houston Community Collelge; Amanda Smith Hackler, STEM Evaluations and Educational Consulting Services, LLC

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Diversity

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Materials

doctorate in higher education from the University of Alabama. She’s also a graduate of Harvard University’s Management Development Program. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Development of a Materials Science Educational Program at Houston Community College: University Partnerships and Assessment DynamicsABSTRACT In 2015, the West Houston Center for Science & Engineering (WHC), located at the HoustonCommunity College (Houston, TX), received funding from the National Science Foundation(DMR 1460564) to introduce science and engineering bound community college transferstudents to materials science and materials engineering (MSE). The program utilized theinterdisciplinary nature

Conference Session

Non-Traditional Doctoral Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Torres-Sánchez, Loughborough University; Paul P. Conway, Loughborough University

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Graduate Studies

American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Transition Zone: a training ethos designed to scaffold a PhD degreeAbstractThe Transition Zone is our bespoke training programme to support transitions throughdifferent stages in a researcher’s career: (1) into doctoral studies as a high performingresearcher, (2) through doctoral studies to make the most out of their doctorate and associatedtraining and, (3) on exiting, to empower and equip them as highly employable graduates. Thispaper focuses on the first (i.e. ‘Transition In’) and the second transitions (i.e. ‘TransitionThrough’). The purpose of this paper is to offer a programme evaluation of these twotransitions in order to assess whether the

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kylan Stewart; Bruce Debruhl; Zoe Wood

Paper ID #37116An Equity-minded Assessment of Belonging amongComputing StudentsKylan Nicole Stewart Kylan Stewart recently earned her B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. Her studies centered on understanding how the lived experiences of students affected their computing education and investigating strategies to improve support strategies for undergraduate students.Bruce DebruhlZoe Wood (Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com An Equity-minded

Conference Session

Using Computation and Modeling, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Schumacher, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Sonali Joshi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jina Kang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Eric Shaffer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica Raley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jose Nijaid Arredondo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brandon Mark Buncher, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rajan Patkar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Katherine Zine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Daniel Alfredo Caballero, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alexandria Tucker, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mireille Tan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Christopher Vistian, Physics Outreach at Illinois Through New Technologies

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

computer engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His goal is to connect his core engineering skills with fields in which he can make cross-disciplinary connections and accelerate progress, like physics education. He joined the POINT team (Physics Outreach and Instruction through New Technologies) to focus on the outreach and research efforts.Katherine Zine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #38032 I am a first year physics graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I did my un- dergraduate at

Conference Session

Statics Fanatics 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Damon Kirkpatrick; Michael Anderson, United States Air Force

Paper ID #37935Work-in-Progress: Redesigning an Introductory MechanicsCourse to Include Meaningful Design ExperiencesDamon KirkpatrickMichael Lawrence Anderson (Associate Professor) Mike Anderson is an Associate Professor and Director of Capstone Programs, Department of Mechanical Engineering, US Air Force Academy. He has pursued research in engineering education for several years in the areas of curriculum design and assessment, capstone design experiences, innovative design methodologies, and enhancing student creativity. In addition, he pursues technical research in autonomous systems, design of terrestrial and

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2: Solar Track

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tessa Veurink, University of Pittsburgh; Bradley G. Fox, University of Pittsburgh; Sabrina R. Helbig, University of Pittsburgh; Duncan Penizotto, University of Pittsburgh; Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; Brandon M. Grainger, University of Pittsburgh

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

design and protection, fault identification techniques, and power electronics for microgrid applications. Dr. Grainger has either worked or interned for ABB Corporate Research in Raleigh, NC; ANSYS Inc. in Southpointe, PA; Mitsubishi Electric in Warrendale, PA; Siemens Industry in New Kensington, PA; and has regularly volunteered at Eaton’s Power Systems Experience Center in Warrendale, PA designing American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #33250electrical demonstrations. In his career thus far, he has contributed to 75+ articles in the general area

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Glennelle Halpin; Gerald Halpin; L. D. Benefield; William Walker; S. MacGuire

provide opportunity for collaboration in problem solving.The final goal is to recruit and retain minority students and students who come to the universitywith weak math and science backgrounds. The proposal for recruitment of students includes flyerssent to regional public and private high schools in addition to recruitment through Auburn'sMinority Introduction to Engineering (MITE) program. For students graduated from academicallyweak schools, a summer bridge program has been proposed which would focus on increasingbasic algebra and trigonometry skills, as well as introducing chemistry and physics topics.III.A The Students: Selection and AssessmentStudents were recruited for the IPEC program through presentations made at Camp War Eagle