Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University; Christopher A. Mattson, Brigham Young University; Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University

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College Industry Partnerships

members to enhance the student learning experience. He also is a part-time faculty member at BYU, teaching a variety of courses including ”The History of Creativity in the Arts, Sciences, and Technology”, and a part-time faculty member at Capella University, teaching online PhD learners in instructional technology and design. Dr. Halverson regularly presents at academic conferences and recently published a book on instructional design theory and practice.Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University Robert H. Todd Robert H. Todd is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University and the found- ing director of BYU’s Capstone program, Integrated Product and Process Design. Dr. Todd received his PhD from

Conference Session

Outreach and K-12

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Mary Elizabeth Foltz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Outreach and K-12

when they knew they will obtain feedback. Overall,we learned that human interaction is key for the success. In our experience, consistent student-instructor interaction was critical for keeping the student engaged. For a short duration camp, it isharder to build student-student interactions, although that can be facilitated with platforms that © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 35153enable teamwork. Finally, availability and familiarity with technology should be taken into account,with choice of widely available software and provision of detailed instructions of using it to coverfor environments where technology is not widely used, yet

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #31392Engagement in Practice: A Second Year Project-Based Learning SequenceDr. Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Melissa is an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the Department of Engi- neering and Technology of the College of Aeronautics. She is specialized in mechatronics and robotics and also has a deep interest in promoting STEAM education rounded with professional skills and ethics. She earned her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Florida International University, MS in Mechanical Engineering with Bionengineering from Florida Atlantic University, and

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Siddha Pimputkar, Lehigh University; Gregory Mark Skutches, Lehigh University; Sabrina Starr Jedlicka, Lehigh University

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Materials

Paper ID #29199Enhancing student appreciation for materials science: Integration ofdomain specific project-based learning in an introductory materialsscience courseDr. Siddha Pimputkar, Lehigh University Siddha Pimputkar earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Ph.D. in Materials from University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He joined the Materials Sci- ence and Engineering Department at Lehigh University in 2016 as an Assistant Professor and has since been establishing a lab focused on the bulk and thin-film synthesis of single-crystal nitride materials and other

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-1625: IMPROVING STUDENT RETENTION IN STEM DISCI-PLINES: A MODEL THAT HAS WORKEDAndrew Kline, Western Michigan University Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering PhD, Michigan Technological UniversityBetsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller is an associate professor in industrial and manufacturing engineering at Western Michigan University, where she teaches first-year engineering and coordinates capstone design project courses. Dr. Aller’s research interests include professional development of students to enter and succeed in the engineering workplace, and enhancing engineering and technology-related experiences for women and minorities.Dr. Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort; Michelle Bothwell

, the emphasis is on exposure to engineering and science as a viable and interestingcareer path. Career counseling is provided by faculty mentors, and the undergraduate and graduatestudents who work with the students throughout the week as research project advisors and friends.The culmination of the weeks’ research projects is a poster presentation by the students at the “daVinci Days Festival of Science and Technology” held each July in Corvallis.The main goal for the science teachers during their one-week stay is the development of“engineering modules” -- plastics recycling; semiconductor processing; pulp and paper processing;high strength materials; etc., which they develop with their faculty mentor and bring back to theirrespective High

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Deran Hanesian; Angelo J. Perna

New Jersey Institute of Technology’s K-16 Programs to Enhance Diversity in the Technical Work Force DERAN HANESIAN AND ANGELO J. PERNA The Otto H. York Department of Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, 07110. INTRODUCTION With globalization as a given fact of life in the 21st century, there is a need toexpand the engineering manpower pool and its diversity in order for the UnitedStates to compete. To increase diversity in science, technology and engineering,we must reach children at an early age and educate and excite them about careersassociated with these fields. Programs must be developed that interest individualsfrom

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 5: Self- Efficacy

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Elizabeth Nortz, Cornell University; Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Danielle V. Lewis; Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz, Purdue University; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Carlie Laton Cooper, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

Foundation.References[1] P. Meiksins and P. Layne, “Women in Engineering: Analyzing 20 Years of Social Science Literature,” Society of Women Engineers - Magazine. Mar. 2022. Accessed: Feb. 07, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://magazine.swe.org/lit-review-22/[2] “Diversity and STEM: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities 2023, NSF - National Science Foundation.” Accessed: Feb. 07, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23315/[3] M.-T. Wang, J. S. Eccles, and S. Kenny, “Not Lack of Ability but More Choice: Individual and Gender Differences in Choice of Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics,” Psychol. Sci., vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 770–775, May 2013, doi: 10.1177/0956797612458937.[4] R. M. Marra

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Stefanone; Jae-Shin Lee; Geraldine Gay; Barry Davidson; Anthony Ingraffea; Alan Zehnder; Scott Jones; John Dannenhoffer

Session 2525 On the use of Advanced IT Tools to Facilitate Effective, Geographically Distributed Student Design Teams Barry Davidson1, John Dannenhoffer III1, Geraldine Gay2, Anthony Ingraffea2, Scott Jones2, Jae-Shin Lee2, Michael Stefanone2 and Alan Zehnder2 1 Syracuse University / 2Cornell UniversityIntroduction In industry and government, teams of scientists and engineers need to work together closely toachieve their project goals. In large projects team members may live and work at geographicallydistant sites, and may work for different organizations

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Dunning

, electric drives, and industrial automation. As part of University of Maine’s continuous improvement process, this input served as adriver to revise traditional coursework in power systems analysis to courses introducing state ofthe art technology in industrial automation, controls and communications. This paper will discussthe course content covered in the new “power” courses and will also discuss the laboratoryimprovements made to support this effort.Previous Courses Historically, the Electrical Engineering Technology program at the University of Mainehas provided excellent training for students interested in careers in electric utilities andmanufacturing. Firms such as General Electric, Rockwell Automation, ABB and

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugenia Fernandez

Session 3120 An Evaluation of Student Performance in an Introductory Programming Course with and without the Quantitative Analysis Prerequisite: A Piece of the Assessment Process Eugenia Fernandez Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisIntroductionPrerequisites are standard in any curriculum and serve as a measure of course preparedness. Thesequencing of course prerequisites provides structure to a curriculum. ABET accreditationevaluation criteria require sequences of courses using a

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Francis J. Hopcroft

sorely tested by theirnewly formed alliances. Those who bring the strongest personalities to the table, typically high school athletes,honor students, or those who held a meaningful job during high school, will dominate the group. Self-confidence,physical strength or size, an air of worldly knowledge, and similar characteristics tend to allow some students tobecome group leaders by default. 1. Civil Engineering and Technology Department, Wentworth Institute of Technology, 550 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA2012 ASEE Northeast Section Conference University of Massachusetts LowellReviewed Paper April

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Silvia G. Middleton; Monika Lumsdaine; Kimberly A. Buch; J. William Shelnutt

Session 0630 Forming Student Project Teams Based on Hermann Brain Dominance (HBDI) Results J. William Shelnutt, Silvia G. Middleton, Kimberly A. Buch; Monika Lumsdaine UNC Charlotte/ Michigan Technological UniversityAbstract The thinking preferences of 487 students at the University if North Carolina at Charlotte were evaluatedwith the Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI)1 at the beginning of the fall 1995 term. These beginningengineering, computer science, and engineering technology students were grouped in teams of four to

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanveer Singh Chawla, Western Washington University

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Materials

materialconstituents, material properties, manufacturing and design of fiber reinforced polymercomposites (FRPCs).The ABET-ETAC Engineering Technology programs at Western Washington University(WWU) have recently transitioned to ABET-EAC Engineering programs. Thus, many changeshave been introduced to the already existing courses. This paper details one such introduction ofproject work involving hands-on manufacturing lab activities in an undergraduate course,Advanced Composites. The Advanced Composites course focuses mainly on teaching advancedmethods of manufacturing as well as mechanics of fiber reinforced polymer composites. Theobjective of the project discussed in this report is to design simple composite laminates of certainstrength so that they are able

Conference Session

Additive Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Rosen, Drexel University; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Bret Alan Davis, Intel; Michael Cassidy, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

and international standards committees. In 1997 joined the staff of Drexel University, first as a research professor in the Electrical And Computer Engineering Department and later as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology. Also in 1997, Dr. Rosen founded Rydal Research and Development, Inc., which has carried out research in networking devices and protocols for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Office of Naval Research. Dr. Rosen is the author or co-author of over 80 publications and conference proceedings and the holder of six U.S. patents in computer networking and signal processing.Dr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University Dr. Ertekin received his BS degree in

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Ibraheem A. Kateeb; Khaled F. AlOtaibi; Larry Burton; Michael S. Peluso; Evelyn R. Sowells

governments employedorganized resistance to the new communications networks as well by having fire departments cutdown telephone poles. The linemen in these early years resisted by sitting atop the poles in aneffort to get the fire departments to stand down4. This brash behavior is an echo of the type of Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 469reckless actions that has led to so many safety related fatalities by current cell phonecommunications workers. As the technology was new and mostly unknown to

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Ahmed Hasan, University of New Mexico; Alex V Maynes

human capability, improve safety, and push the boundaries of human-machine collaboration. With experience in software development, research, and my time in the U.S. Air Force, I strive to create technology that not only solves real-world problems but also helps people overcome personal limitations. I am driven by the belief that AI can be a powerful tool for both individual and societal advancement. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 1 Section XXXX AI-Enhanced DOBOT Magician for Classroom Education: Hand Gesture Control for Hazardous

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics Topics

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Vitali, The University of Iowa; Emma Treadway, Trinity University; Aaron Johnson, University of Michigan; Jessica Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Alice Nightingale, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Nicole Ramo, West Chester University; Martell Bell, The University of Iowa

leads multiple lines of research in engineering dynamics with applications to wearable technology for analysis of human motion in a variety of contexts ranging from warfighters to astronauts. In addition to her engineering work, she also has an interest in engineering education research. As a doctoral student, she led a project aimed at improving the undergraduate educational experience by systematically incorporating sensor technology into the curriculum as an engaged learning activity, for which she was awarded an ASME Graduate Teacher Fellowship.Nicole L Ramo Nicole is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Before this position, she served as a lecturer for Shantou

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shyi-Jeng Tsai; Pei-Fen Chang; Jiunn-Chi Wu

few engineering curriculum reform in Taiwan to implement ABET EC-2000 intocurriculum planning.2. Features and Learning Difficulties of the Course “Mechanisms”The course “Mechanisms”, or used as another name “Kinematics” in curriculum of mechanicalengineering, belongs to a typical traditional course in comparison with the other courses onnewly developed technologies, such as “Biomechanics”, “MEMS” or “Nano-technologies” andso on. In general, the course “Mechanisms” is one of the “machine design” or “mechanism andmachine theory” series courses4. It and the other courses together, such as “Mechanics” and“Material Science”, provide the students fundamental knowledge and analysis abilities for“machine design” as Fig. 1 illustrated.The contents

Conference Session

Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

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Educational Research and Methods

year – 36% above our current levels.At “the University” all STEM programs, with the exception of biology, are housed in the Collegeof Engineering and Science. This has fostered a truly collaborative environment that has led tosignificant innovations in the classroom and in curriculum development, including our Integrated Page 12.1004.2Engineering Curriculum and Integrated Science Curriculum. We have thirteen undergraduatedegree programs including seven engineering programs, two technology programs, computerscience, mathematics, chemistry, and physics. Having all of these programs under a

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kyle A. Watson; Ashland O. Brown

science andengineering pedagogy.Ashland O. Brown, University of the PacificAshland O. Brown is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of the Pacific inStockton, CA. He has held numerous administrative, management and research positionsincluding Program Director, Engineering Directorate, National Science Foundation; Dean ofEngineering at the University of the Pacific; Dean of Engineering Technology at South CarolinaState University; Engineering Group Manager at General Motors Corporation; PrincipalEngineering Supervisor, Ford Motor Company; and Research Engineer, Eastman KodakCompany. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and M.S.and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Connecticut

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2003 GSW

Authors

Harold Smith; Madan Dubey; Pradeep Bhattacharya

Commission, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., Baltimore, MD 21202, December 26, 2000.3. “Curricular Analysis in the Assessment of Program Outcomes for ABET Criteria EC-2000,” by William E. Simon and T. L. Chambers, 2002 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, Paper IIC3, Lafayette, LA, March 20-22, 2002.WILLIAM E. SIMONDr. Simon currently serves as Professor and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University ofLouisiana at Lafayette. His research interests are in the aerospace and thermal science areas, including fuel cells,conventional and state-of-the art heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, multidiscipline advanced developmenttechnology management, and large project management. Dr. Simon is a

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Robert Hesketh; Kevin Dahm

. Sci. 55, 4233-4243 (2000).10 Guichardon, P., Falk, L., Villermaux, J., “Characterization of micromixing efficiency by theiodide-iodate reaction system. Part II: Kinetic Study,” Chem. Eng. Sci. 55, 4245-4253 (2000).11 J. Schmalzel, A. Marchese, and R. Hesketh, What's Brewing in the Engineering Clinic?.Hewlett Packard Engineering Educator. 2(1) , 6 (1998).12 Palmer, D. A., Ramette, R. W., and Mesmer, R. E. “Triodide ion formation equilibrium andactivity coefficients in aqueous solution,” Journal of Solution Chemistry, 13, 9, (1984).BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONKEVIN D. DAHM is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D.in 1998 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the faculty

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman P.E.; Barbara Chaparro

teaching production concepts.” in Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference. 2004 Houston, TX.17. Whitman, L.E., Malzahn, D., Madhavan, V., Weheba, G., and Krishnan, K., “Virtual reality case study throughout the curriculum to address competency gaps.” International Journal of Engineering Education, 2004. 20(5): p. 690-702.18. Arnone, M.P., “Using Instructional Design Strategies To Foster Curiosity.” 2003, ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, Syracuse, NY.: New York. p. 4.19. Flowerday, T. and G. Schraw, “Effect of Choice on Cognitive and Affective Engagement.” Journal of Educational Research, 2003. 96(4): p. 207-15.20. Azevedo, R., Cromley, J. G., Winters, F. I., Moos, D. C

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Pichayathida (Alice) Luanpaisanon, University of Virginia; Carter Kenneth McCullough, Human Machine Interface Research Lab; Ryan Van Der Zee, Caterpillar Inc.; Ruth Wertz P.E., Valparaiso University; Reva E. Johnson, Valparaiso University

the userinteracts with a haptic environment, they receive correlated visual and tactile sensory feedback.Richer and more complex sensory feedback gives the user a more immersive experience.Furthermore, the user may have control over changing the properties of the haptic environmentand exploring the effects.Haptic technology has the potential to enhance the engineering classroom in several ways. First,increased sensory feedback can improve retention of engineering concepts [1]. Second, hapticfeedback can improve intuitive understanding of complex systems and environments [2]. Third,tactile information creates learning opportunities for students who are visually impaired [3].Fourth, involving students in coding of the haptic system may improve

Conference Session

Special Topics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheryl Gowen; Alisha Waller

Page 7.133.4interesting feature of being dependent on the technology which is used. If the computer Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationmediation is email, for example, then its primary advantage over postal mail is the short time itusually takes for a message to be delivered. However, taking a ‘Star Trek’ visionary perspective,one can imagine holographic projections of the participants in real-time, making the mediatedcommunication amazingly close to face-to-face.III. Observations and InterpretationsQuantitative Data Analysis We first report the quantitative data analysis which

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Duke; Don Morris

Information 1. Engineering Criteria 2000, Program Self-Study Instructions, EC 2000 Visits, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore.Biographical InformationJohn C. Duke, Jr. is a Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics; he has over 20 years experience teachingmechanics courses.Don H. Morris is a Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics and is the Assistant Department Head withmore than 30 years experience teaching mechanics courses. Page 7.238.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

James A. Newell

Page 5.612.5 Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., Baltimore, Md, (1998).6. Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), "Manufacturing Education Plan: Phase I Report, Industry Identifies Competency Gaps Among Newly Hired Graduates," Dearborn, MI (1997).7. Seat, E. and S. Lord, "Enabling Effective Engineering Teams: A Program for Teaching Interaction Skills," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 88 (4), p. 385, (October 1999).8. Newell, J.A., A. J. Marchese, R.P. Ramachandran, B. Sukumaran, and R. Harvey, "Multidisciplinary Design and Communication: a Pedagogical Vision," International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 15(5), p.376, (1999).9. Ludlow, D. K. and K. H. Schulz, "Writing Across the Curriculum at the

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Innovative Pedagogies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kapil Chalil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University; Jeff Bertrand; Rebecca S Hartley, Clemson University Center for Workforce Development

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Two Year College Division

, c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #16374 NASA, NSF, FAA, DOE, and private companies. Currently, he and his students at the Advanced Tech- nology Systems Laboratory are pursuing cutting-edge research on the role of visualization and virtual reality in aviation maintenance, hybrid inspection and job-aiding, technology to support STEM education and, more practically, to address information technology and process design issues related to delivering quality health care. As the Department Chair, he has been involved in the initiation of programmatic initiatives that have resulted in significant

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 3: Working in Teams

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed LeRoy Michor, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Aditya Bhan and Lanny Schmidt. His current research involves the characterization of student engagement with realistic and contextualized activities in order to better situate students as professional engineers.Dr. Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington Professor of Learning Sciences & Human DevelopmentDr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting