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SED Technical Session: Systems Thinking

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Stirgus; Morteza Nagahi, Mississippi State University; Junfeng Ma, Mississippi State University; Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Deborah K. Eakin, Mississippi State University

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Systems Engineering

. from Pennsylvania State University and a B.S.I.E. from Kansas State University. She joined the Industrial and Systems Engineering faculty at Mississippi State University in August 2006, where she currently serves as Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator. Dr. Strawder- man’s research interests center around human factors and ergonomics. She is registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Mississippi and an active member of IISE, SWE, and ASEE.Dr. Deborah K. Eakin, Mississippi State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Determinants of Systems Thinking in College Engineering Students: Research Initiation

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Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Verdin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #25287Board 51: An Initial Step Towards Measuring First-Generation College Stu-dents’ Personal Agency: A Scale ValidationMs. Dina Verd´ın, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dina Verd´ın is a Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She completed her M.S. in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University and B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at San Jos´e State University. Dina is a 2016 recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Re- search Fellowship and an Honorable Mention for the Ford Foundation Fellowship Program. Her research

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Design II

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris A. O'Riordan-Adjah, Principia College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Cal Poly SLO*, andI plan on getting my MBA sometime in the future. I am considering doing the blended BS and MSIndustrial Engineering degree here, but as of right now I am only pursuing my BS. My role onthe SERA** team was to act as the lead research assistant/ project manager. I helped plan the[UAV] flight missions and made sure we followed our protocols correctly. I also documented alot of our findings and initiated the relationship with Optar AI [Artificial Intelligence]. From this research experience, I learned how to properly make flowcharts, how topresent material clearly and concisely to those not in the same field, and most importantly howto manage a diverse team of intellectuals. I have always been passionate about leadership

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Maria Lilley, University of Illinois, Chicago

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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

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Active & Cooperative Learning in ECE

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shahnam Mirzaei, California State University, Northridge; Ana Cristina Cadavid; Vicki A. Pedone, California State University Northridge

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #27178An Interdisciplinary Team-based Research Initiative Through Active Learn-ing to Increase Undergraduate Students’ Motivation, Engagement, and Re-tentionProf. Shahnam Mirzaei, California State University, Northridge Dr. Shahnam Mirzaei is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the California State University, Northridge. He has received his Ph.D. from University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in the area of Electrical and Computer Engineering at 2010, His M.Sc. from Cal- ifornia State University, Northridge, and his B.Sc. from University of Tehran. Dr. Mirzaei

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #26662Board 106: Did Math Make Me Move? The Design and Initial Evaluation ofa Culturally Appropriate Gestural Educational Technology (Research)Ms. Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida Tiffanie R. Smith is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Florida studying Human Centered Comput- ing in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering. She received her B.S. in Computer Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University in 2013. She is an NSF Graduate Re- search Fellow as well as a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellow. Her research interests include educational technologies

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ERM Technical Session 14: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Thomas De Pree, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Indiana-Purdue University; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #26797ABET & Engineering Accreditation - History, Theory, Practice: Initial Find-ings from a National Study on the Governance of Engineering EducationDr. Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY). He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania. His current research is on the history of engineering education reform in the United States (1945-present). He is a the immediate past chair of

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey Kiassat, PhD, MBA, PE P.E., Quinnipiac University; Ruby ElKharboutly, Quinnipiac University

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First-Year Programs

pedagogical research that enhances students class experience and interdisciplinary research in which software engineering is used to empower other disciplines. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Lean Manufacturing Initiative to Streamline the Advising Process, A Work-in-progressAbstract In this work-in-progress, we describe a novel advising process that employs student Peer Mentors (PM) to enhance the operational efficiency of academic advisors. A “Lean manufacturing” framework is used to classify all activities as value-added or non-value- added ones. By applying this framework to our current advising process for first-year students within the School of

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Track : Learning Spaces, Pedagogy, & Curriculum Design Technical Session 7

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Mahauganee Dawn Bonds, Georgia Institute of Technology; Veronica van Montfrans, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

Technology Dr Wendy C. Newstetter is the Assistant Dean of Educational Research and Innovation in the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Identifying a “Starting Point” for Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives: An ExecutiveSummary from Findings in a Problem-Based Learning Team-Centric CourseAbstract: Teamwork in educational settings can improve learning and prepares students forwhat they will encounter in the workplace, especially within engineering positions. Teamdiversity can strongly influence its success, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse: diversitycan improve the quality and creativity of a team’s outcomes but can also increase the chances

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kamau Wright, University of Hartford

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #27235Freshman-year Initiative for a Cohort of Largely Engineering Minority Stu-dentsDr. Kamau Wright, University of Hartford Kamau Wright is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Hartford. He spe- cializes in thermo-fluids and plasma engineering. His technical research interests include applications of high voltage plasma discharges to liquids and wastewaters; plasma decomposition of carbon dioxide; foul- ing prevention and mitigation for heat exchangers; oxidation of organic matter in water; and inactivation of bacteria using high voltage plasmas. c

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2019 ERC

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James A. Dodd

Vision/Horizons + Product Center Needs + MAJCOM Funding 6.1 6.2 6.3 Basic Applied Advanced Research Research Tech Demo Fielded Initial Operating Capability Timeline Distribution A. Cleared for public release. 8 AFOSR Opportunities for Faculty• Grants• Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)• Defense University Research Instrumentation (DURIP)• Young

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2019 ERC

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Patrick Shiflette

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONCASE EXAMPLE: RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPSCHINESE ENGINEER’S TARGETING OF HIGHLY SENSITIVE DEFENSE MATERIALSA Chinese citizen and lawful permanent resident of the UnitedStates worked as a senior engineer and scientist at a U.S. compa- The U.S. Air Force declared theny, working on engines used by the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 and F-35 documents in the Chinese citizen’sfighter aircraft. The Chinese citizen expressed to others his desire possession could have compromisedto return to China to advance his career and work on research proj- broader research andects related to his work at the U.S. company. The Chinese citizen development effortsthen sought out

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #24641Nurturing Brilliance in Engineering: Creating Research Venues for Under-graduate Underrepresented Minorites in Engineering as an Initiative fromFaculty Members that Foster Academic Inclusion, Development, and Post-graduation Instruction (Work in Progress)Dr. Eleazar Marquez, Rice University Eleazar Marquez is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University.Dr. Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University Dr. Samuel Garc´ıa Jr. currently serves as Educator Professional Development Specialist at the Jet Propul- sion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA and is an Assistant

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Continuous improvement of programs, practices and people.

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University; Julie Rojewski, Michigan State University; Astri Briliyanti

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Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #27333Partners in Professional Development: Initial Results from a CollaborationBetween Universities, Training Programs, and Professional SocietiesDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her

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Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 12

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tomas Estrada, Elizabethtown College; Elizabeth D. Dalton, Elizabethtown College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #25325Impact of Student Mindfulness Facets on Engineering Education Outcomes:An Initial ExplorationDr. Tomas Estrada, Elizabethtown College Dr. Tomas Estrada is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering and Physics at Elizabeth- town College, in Elizabethtown, PA. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Universidad de Costa Rica in 2002 and his M.S. and Ph.D. (both in Electrical Engineering) from the University of Notre Dame in 2005 and 2009, respectively. His research interests include control systems, engineering education, technology-related entrepreneurship, and sustainable engineering

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ConstDiv Technical Session 3 - Social & Leadership

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno

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Construction Engineering

University of Nevada, Reno. His research interest includes, social networks and the integration of diverse populations, engineering culture as well as engineering pedagogy. His education includes a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Are Future Constructors Experiencing a Warm Climate? An Initial Study of Citizenship Status and Affective EngagementAbstractThis study explores the differences in student perceptions of academic discipline belonging(ADB) and peer interactions (PI) for students from different citizenship backgrounds and whoare also majoring in Civil Engineering and Building Construction

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Jacquelene Erickson, Colorado School of Mines; Alyssa Miranda Boll, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #25605Sociotechnical Habits of Mind: Initial Survey Results and their FormativeImpact on Sociotechnical Teaching and LearningDr. Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines Kathryn Johnson is an Associate Professor at the Colorado School of Mines in the Department of Elec- trical Engineering and Computer Science and is Jointly Appointed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s National Wind Technology Center. She has researched wind turbine control systems since 2002, with numerous projects related to reducing turbine loads and increasing energy capture. She has applied experiential learning techniques in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Abigail Clark, Ohio State University; Soundouss Sassi, Mississippi State University; Jane Petrie

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

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

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First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Nazanin Naderi, Youngstown State University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #24955Engineering Time: Learning Analytics Initiative to Understand how First-year Engineering Students Spend their TimeDr. Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University Dr. Cory Brozina is an assistant professor and the Director of First Year Engineering at Youngstown State University. He completed his B.S. and M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and his PhD is in Engineering Education, also from Virginia Tech. His research interests include: Learning Analytics, First-Year Engineering and Assessment.Dr. Aditya Johri, George Mason University Aditya Johri is Associate Professor in the

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Student Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hao Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Anette Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Student

Ocean Utilization at MIT. She is a Radcliffe Institute Fellow and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Her research interests include fluid mechanics, bioinspired design and locomotion, with a focus on optimization ofcrawling gastropods, digging bivalves, swimming microorganisms and soft robotics. Prof. Hosoi is also an avid mountain biker and her passion for sports has led her to create MIT Sports Lab, a program that is designed to build an interconnected community of faculty, students, industry partners, alums and athletes who are dedicated to applying their technical expertise to advance the state-of-the-art in sports. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Initial

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ET Projects

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Sarina M. Stoor, Arora Engineers Inc. ; Fahad Ibrahim Alsuhaibani; Alexander M. Rogers, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #24835Senior Design Project – A Road from the Initial Design to a Working Proto-typeDr. Vladimir Genis, Drexel University Dr. Vladimir Genis - Professor and Head of the Department of Engineering Technology in the College of Engineering, has taught and developed graduate and undergraduate courses in physics, electronics, nan- otechnology, biomedical engineering, nondestructive testing, and acoustics. His research interests include ultrasound wave propagation and scattering, ultrasound imaging, nondestructive testing, biomedical engi- neering, electronic instrumentation, piezoelectric transducers, and engineering

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Technical Session 3: The Best of Computers in Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phyllis Beck, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Christopher Archibald, Mississippi State University

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Computers in Education

engineering degree pathways. . She earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. In 2013, Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh was honored as a promising new engineering education researcher when she was selected as an ASEE Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty.Christopher Archibald, Mississippi State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An Initial Exploration of Machine Learning Techniques to Classify Source Code CommentsAbstractProviding real-time feedback to novice programmers is critical to their ability to learn toprogram. Higher enrollment in introductory computer science courses reduces the amount oftime for

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First-Year Programs: Deciding on a Major

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #25154Engineering Major Certainty: A Look at Major Discernment Initiatives Preand PostDr. Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame Dr. Kerry Meyers holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education (B.S. & M.S. Mechanical Engineering) and is specifically focused on programs that influence student’s experience, affect retention rates, and the factors that determine the overall long term success of students entering an engineering program. She is the Assistant Dean for Student Development in the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. She is committed to the betterment of the undergraduate curriculum and

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University; Nicholas A. Baine, Grand Valley State University; Samhita Rhodes, Grand Valley State University

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First-Year Programs

institutions anda solution was proposed and developed through support from the National Science Foundation[6]. The result was the development of an introductory applied mathematics course, whichfocuses on the use of math in engineering courses. Material from this research initiative is taughtin a new engineering course titled “Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving” and is taughtin parallel with the precalculus math course, which is the prerequisite for calculus.Beyond the need to provide academic support is to facilitate the engagement of students with thatsupport. To improve engagement, the first step was the introduction of a welcome luncheonbefore the beginning of the Fall semester, allowing the students to meet other incoming studentsas well

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2019 ERC

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Gurdip Singh; Carrie Berger

FACULTY MENTORING FOR RESEARCH SUCCESS Mentoring Pre-Tenure Faculty Questions for Table Discussions1. How are new faculty on-boarded and welcomed into your university,college, school, department? Notes: associate dean for faculty fairs with assistant professors monthly lunch time. Topicsselected by junior faculty members. Take research development and admin person to meet witheach new faculty member and help them to initiate the research program. Meet with facultymembers in office. Arrange faculty member to meet with former program directors at campusand as a group to meet at DC. Another program to run is to mandate each junior faculty to submitcareer proposal. VPR office offers

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The Best of First Year Programs: Best Paper Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Catherine Rose Bates, Institute for STEM & Diversity Initiatives; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

- search and experiential learning opportunities for students traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields.Dr. Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University Donna Crystal Llewellyn received her BA (major in Mathematics and minor in Economics) with High Honors from Swarthmore College in 1980. She went on to earn an MS in Operations Research from Stanford University in 1981 and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Cornell University in 1984. After 30 years at Georgia Tech in a variety of roles, Donna became the Executive Director of the new Institute for STEM and Diversity Initiatives at Boise State University in January 2015. Donna’s current interests center around education issues in general, and in particular on increasing

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FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Phillips, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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ASEE Headquarters

Paper ID #28115Board 7: Engineering Libraries Division: Effective Methods of EngineeringInformation Literacy: Initial Steps of a Systematic Literature Review andObservations About the LiteratureProf. Margaret Phillips, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Margaret Phillips is an Assistant Professor of Library Science and Engineering Information Specialist in the Purdue University Libraries. Her research areas include technical standards and engineering and technology information literacy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Soundouss Sassi, Mississippi State University; Abigail Clark, Ohio State University; Jane Petrie, Ohio State University ; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

pedagogical uses of digital systems. She also investigates fundamental questions critical to improving undergraduate engineering degree pathways. . She earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. In 2013, Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh was honored as a promising new engineering education researcher when she was selected as an ASEE Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Initial Interviews to Understand the Formation of Engineering Communities of Practice and Identity during the First YearAbstractThis Work in Progress paper reports on our efforts to understand the development of engineeringidentity and

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Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Hyun Hannah Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Mattox Alan Beckman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lucas Anderson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #26664Board 85: Integrated Engineering Leadership Initiative for Teaching Excel-lence (iELITE) Year Two: Assessment of Intermediate-Term Outcome forGraduate Teaching Assistant TrainingDr. Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Yuting W. Chen received the B.S. degree from University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign in 2007, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2009 and 2011, all in Electrical Engineering. Prior to joining the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a faculty in 2015, she worked at IBM

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky; Sarah Hodges, University of Kentucky; Alejandro Gerardo Villasante-Tezanos, University of Kentucky; Robert Theakston MS

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

UK first as an undergraduate research intern and then as a graduate student performing his doctoral research at UK CAER and at the University of Alicante (Spain). After obtaining his Ph.D. in 2008, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Utrecht University (The Netherlands) prior to retuning to UK CAER, where he now holds the position of Prin- cipal Research Scientist. His current research focuses on the application of heterogeneous catalysis to the production of renewable fuels and chemicals, with emphasis on the upgrading of waste and algae oils to drop-in hydrocarbon fuels. His synergistic activities include leading and participating in a number of K-20 educational initiatives designed to increase and broaden