Paper ID #11271Teaching and Research Initiatives in Power Engineering TechnologyProf. Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University Yongpeng Zhang received his BS degree in Automatic Control from Xi’an University of Technology in 1994, MS degree in Automation from Tianjin University in 1999, and PhD degree in Electrical Engineer- ing from University of Houston in 2003. After one year post-doctoral research, he was appointed as the Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Engineering Technology Dept at Prairie View A&M University in 2004 Fall, where he received promotion as the Tenured Associate Professor from 2010 Fall
Paper ID #20114Research Initiation: Transformative Approaches to Teaching User-CenteredDesignDr. Tahira N Reid, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Tahira N. Reid is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Pur- due University and is the director of the Research in Engineering and Interdisciplinary Design (REID) Lab. Her research interests include: developing methods to enhance the design process and that support the decision-making of engineers and designers in the design process. Prior to Purdue, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Mechanical
funded projects relating to engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Research Initiation: Effectively Integrating Sustainability within an Engineering Program: Executive SummaryAbstract: This poster describes initial research into effectively integrating sustainability withinengineering programs as well as efforts to build engineering education research (EER) capacity.Initial research focused on potential barriers to and opportunities for integration. This included asurvey of engineering faculty and administrator attitudes toward integrating sustainability withinengineering, as well as their attitudes toward engineering education research conducted
Paper ID #41146Board 372: Research Initiation: Facilitating Knowledge Transfer within EngineeringCurriculaDr. Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware Alexander De Rosa is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Delaware. He gained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 2015, where he worked on experimental combustion research applied to gas turbine engines, and his M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London in 2010. Alex’s current research focuses on the transfer of learning between various courses and contexts and the professional
Paper ID #22125Research Initiation: Effectively Integrating Sustainability within an Engi-neering Program: Project AccomplishmentsDr. Paul Gannon, Montana Engineering Education Research Center Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Associate Director, Montana Engineering Education Research CenterDr. Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the recently retired Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University (MSU). Plumb has been involved in engineering education and program evaluation for over 25 years, and she continues to work on
Mentor-focused Professional Development for Investigators Initiating Discipline-based Educational Research (DBER) in Biomedical EngineeringAbstractOur work (NSF PFE: RIEF Award 1927150) initiates a discipline-based educational researchstudy of student design self-efficacy in an undergraduate biomedical engineering (BME)program. A key component of this work focuses on our own professional development asengineering education researchers, which contributes to our abilities to undertake current andfuture engineering education studies. Our professional development goal is to establish andfollow a mentoring plan that facilitates our development of engineering education research skills.We targeted three areas for
Paper ID #31221Research Initiation: Enhancing the Learning Outcomes of EmpathicInnovation in Biomedical Engineering Senior Design ProjectsDr. Nan Kong, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Nan Kong is an Associate Professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue Univer- sity. He received his PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. His research interest includes big-data health analytics. He is actively in collaborating with engineering education researchers on improving manifestation of empathy in biomedical engineering innovation.Dr. Senay Purzer
Paper ID #43392Board 425: Work in Progress: Initiating a Research Experience for TeachersCentered on ManufacturingProf. Marian Kennedy, Clemson University Marian Kennedy is an Associate Professor within the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Clemson University. Her research group focused on the mechanical and tribological characterization of thin films. She also contributes to engineering education with a focus on developing early career researchers and faculty.Dr. Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University Kristin Frady is an Assistant Professor and Founding Program Director of the Human Capital Education
Paper ID #42991Board 225: Collaborative Research: Research Initiation: Assessing GlobalEngagement Interventions to Advance Global Engineering Competence forEngineering FormationProf. Scott Schneider, University of Dayton Scott J. Schneider is an Associate Professor and the ETHOS Professor for Leadership in Community at the University of Dayton. Schneider is currently focusing his research in the areas of engineering education and community engaged learning.Prof. Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado, University of Dayton Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado (Erick S. Vasquez) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and
Paper ID #41969Board 314: Initial Explorations to Understand How Our Research TeamsThink About Knowledge and Make Research DecisionsDr. Courtney June Faber, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Courtney Faber, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo (UB). Prior to joining UB in August of 2023, she was a Research Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She was also the Director of the Fundamentals of Engineering and Computing Teaching in Higher Education Certificate Program. Her
Paper ID #43153Board 370: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation: Literature Reviewand Research Plan for an Engineering Specific Empathy ScaleDr. Emmabeth Parrish Vaughn, Austin Peay State University Dr. Emmabeth Vaughn is an Assistant Professor in the Physics, Engineering, and Astronomy Department at Austin Peay State University. Before join faculty at Austin Peay, she worked in industry as a Product Development Engineer for a commercial roofing manufacturer. She holds a bachelors degree from the University of Tennessee in Materials Science and Engineering. She earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania
STEP Grant– Funded InitiativesIntro / AbstractThe NSF STEP grant program was initiated by the US Congress with the goal of implementingbest practices that would lead to an increase in the number of students obtaining STEM degreesat institutions with baccalaureate degree programs. Our university’s Colleges of Science andEngineering were fortunate to receive a STEP grant in 2009 to improve freshmen retention andgraduation rates by working on notoriously high-loss courses in chemistry and mathematics andfacilitating undergraduate research opportunities in science and engineering. This paperdescribes the path taken in the implementation of these plans, and a major shift wheninstitutional priorities necessitated a change in focus. After developing
Paper ID #7095Impact of PLP on Student Learning: Initial ResultsDr. Rebecca L. Damron, Oklahoma State UniversityDr. Sohum A Sohoni, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Sohoni is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering at Arizona State University’s Col- lege of Technology and Innovation. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2004 and his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from COEP at Pune University in 1998. After his Ph.D., he worked as an assistant professor at Oklahoma State University from 2005 to 2012. Dr. Sohoni’s research interests
Paper ID #30401Impacts of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives in a Civil andEnvironmental Engineering DepartmentMr. Tiago R Forin, Rowan University Tiago Forin is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education and researcher at Purdue University affiliated with XRoads Research Group, the Global Engineering Program and the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Effectiveness. He received a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Florida State University and a Master’s degree in environmental engineering from Purdue University.Dr. Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Dr. Stephanie Farrell is Interim Dean of the
(https://kinesis.consulting) in Phoenixville, PA American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Getting things done in data intensive inter-campus research initiatives: A social network analysis approach to understanding and building effective relationships between researchers and other university employeesIntroductionIt perhaps goes without saying that interpersonal relationships can make or break the success ofcomplex educational research projects. Sharing a common understanding of a project’s purposeand achieving trust between key personnel across a university is particularly challenging whenthose people come from
Paper ID #18133Research Experiences for School Teachers and Community College Instruc-tors in Smart-Vehicles: Initial Implementation and AssessmentDr. Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University Kumar Yelamarthi received his Ph.D. and M.S degree from Wright State University in 2008 and 2004, and B.E. from University of Madras, India in 2000. He is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Central Michigan University. His research interest is in the areas of Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, computer aided design tool development, assistive devices, au- tonomous adaptive
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Toward a Shared Meaning of the “Impact” of Engineering Education Research: Initial Findings of a Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods StudyAbstractIn an environment of increased scrutiny and accountability, engineering education researchersare being called upon to describe and defend the tangible impacts of their work on a regularbasis. The lack of scholarship within and beyond the field of engineering education on the impactof research contributes to the lack of shared language around what research impact looks like inthis context—and a lack of productive conversations on how research can impact practice. Usinga convergent parallel mixed methods research design, the aim of this study is to
Paper ID #25581Board 91: Research Initiation: A Study on the Intersection of Race and Gen-der on Leadership Formation of Engineering StudentsProf. Carmen Maria Lilley, University of Illinois, Chicago Dr. Lilley’s research interests in engineering education focus on professional development of engineering students at the undergraduate and graduate level. In particular, she is interested in the nuances of how the intersection of race/ethnicity with gender affects professional development in the area of leadership and the long term career trajectory of an individual. Her other research interests are focused on syntheses of
Paper ID #43353Board 371: Research Initiation: Expanding the Boundaries of Ethical Reasoningand Professional Responsibility in Engineering Education Through CriticalNarrativeDr. Jeff R. Brown, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Jeff Brown is a professor of civil engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. His research interests include ethics and professional formation in engineering education, service learning, and structural health monitoring of reinforced concrete structures. Dr. Brown received his PhD in structural engineering from the University of Florida in 2005.Taylor Joy
Paper ID #41697Board 373: Research Initiation: Understanding Interactions Between Affectand Identity in First- and Second-Year Engineering StudentsDr. Emma Treadway, Trinity University Emma Treadway received the B.S. degree in Engineering Science from Trinity University in 2011, and her M.S.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2017 and 2019, respectively. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.Dr. Jessica E S Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Jessica Swenson is an
Paper ID #43532Board 435: Work in Progress: Preliminary Findings from NSF Award No.2205033 - Research Initiation: Mapping Identity Development in DoctoralEngineering StudentsDiego Alejandro Polanco-Lahoz, Texas Tech University Diego A. Polanco-Lahoz is a Ph.D. student, from the program of Systems and Engineering Management, in the Department of Industrial, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering at Texas Tech University. He received his BS in Industrial Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Valpara´ıso (PUCV). His research interests are organizational factors research, organizational assessment/performance
undergraduateresearch experiences. The program has provided twenty-six scholarships and academic resourcesto a diverse group of engineering and engineering technology students.Results from several project initiatives have been promising. Recruitment efforts have resulted ina demographically diverse group of participants whose retention rates within the program haveheld at 82%. A vibrant learning community has organically developed where participants areprovided both academic and non-academic support across several majors and grade classes.Since May 2014, SPIRIT undergraduate research projects have resulted in forty-fivepresentations at seven different undergraduate and professional conferences. Twenty-seven PBLand five integrated open-ended design challenges
Paper ID #14522NSF S-STEM Scholarship Program Initiative via Recruitment, Innovation,and Transformation: SPIRIT Program Year-One ResultsDr. Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University Chip Ferguson is the Associate Dean of the Kimmel School and Associate Professor of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University.Dr. Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University Dr. Paul Yanik is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University. His research interests include human-robot interactions, assistive devices, pattern recognition, machine learning, and engineering
Paper ID #17709Learning to Make Change by Revolutionizing Departments: Initial Team Ex-periencesDr. Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Ella L. Ingram is an Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for the Practice and Schol- arship of Education at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her educational research interests include promoting successful change practice of STEM faculty, effective evolution and ecology instruction, and facilitating undergraduate research experiences. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on: nutrition, introductory biology, ecology and environmental studies
Paper ID #34956An Initial Exploration of Engineering Student Perceptions of COVID’sImpact on Connectedness, Learning, and STEM IdentityDr. Craig O. Stewart, University of Memphis Dr. Craig O. Stewart is an associate professor of Communication at the University of Memphis. His primary areas of research are Science Communication and Discourse Studies and has published in Science Communication, International Journal of Science Education, Research in Science Education, among other outlets.Dr. Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver Dr. Maryam Darbeheshti is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the
various fields has guided his research focus to be fully interdisciplinary and environmental. Dr. Oni has been involved in the development of algorithm that focus on the ”De- terminants of Health Disparities in Baltimore City neighborhoods”, ”Determination of variations in water qualities resulting from the use of concrete and other construction materials in culverts and in-stream con- structions and designs of roads”, ”The use of advanced treatment technologies for the decontamination of wastewater”. STEM curriculum development initiatives include ”the training of students from diverse academic majors in biomedical research” towards graduate and medical school admissions, ”Reconcil- ing Evolution and Religion
Paper ID #25807Board 29: Initial Qualitative Exploration into First-Year Engineering Com-munity and IdentityDr. Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University (OSU). She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from OSU and earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her research interests focus on the intersection between motivation and identity of undergraduate and graduate students, first-year engineering programs, mixed methods research, and innovative approaches to
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).Dr. Anthony Bourne, Wright State University Dr. Bourne is the Director of Enrollment Management at Wright State University and completed his PhD in Engineering at Wright State. He holds a BA in Economics and MPA. His research focus is in engineering education and student success measures in engineering curriculum. Page 26.1580.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The Wright State Model for Engineering Mathematics Education: Longitudinal Impact on Initially
variations here in thethree expansion schools who have been running the program for 1-3 years. U. of California, Santa Barbara: ERSP is currently in its third year at UCSB. The program has preserved all of the main elements of the original model. Compared to the program at UCSD, ERSP at UCSB started on a small scale which helped create an intimate community of mentors and students. Key outcomes include that the program has had no attrition so far, and more than 50% of the students continued research beyond ERSP. Building on ERSP's initial success, we are on track for a significant expansion of the program in the coming academic year. A few minor variations in UCSB's implementation are: (1) Using a shared messaging platform for communication among
Paper ID #33826Developing Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives and Measuring the Effectsof a Pandemic in a Civil and Environmental Engineering DepartmentMr. Tiago R. Forin, Rowan University Tiago Forin is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education and researcher at Purdue University affiliated with XRoads Research Group, the Global Engineering Program and the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Effectiveness. He received a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Florida State University and a Master’s degree in environmental engineering from Purdue University.Dr. Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Dr