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Ruch Bill

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Joseph Sussman

2014 2015 2016 2017Approval to send 1-6 Informal comments Formal comments Formal commentsfor informal public incorporated. 1-7 incorporated. incorporated.comment. created. Sent for Changes viewed as Approved on Second formal First Reading. major. Sent for formal Reading; to be Comments requested. First Reading. implemented in 2019 – 2020 accreditation cycle

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James Purcell

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Ann Merchant

National Academy of Sciences 1-8441-800 -NEED -I NEED SCI A SCIENTISTConsultations fostering creative collaborations between science and Hollywood Sachi Gerbin Program Coordinator Rick LoverdProgram Director Position Open Program Assistant2800note to self: WE ARE NOT THE ACCURACY POLICE!it’s as much about the cultural exchange as about the science advising eventsSalonsPanelsToursScience SpeakeasyRetreatsthe AI word

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Mark Matthews

, You Can Become a Scholar • Maureen Fang, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering technology. • Spent 7 years at Pratt & Whitney. • Inaugural Advanced Manufacturing Fellow for ASME, based at the America Makes innovation center in Youngstown, Ohio. 21Who Needs to Hear Your Story?Do you know this organization?• National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)• 1(800)822-6285• info@nacacnet.org• 1050 North Highland Street, Suite 400 Arlington, VA 22201 22

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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

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Peg AtKisson

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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

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Doug Backman

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Anthony Boccanfuso

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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

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Kenneth Brezinsky; Vahid Motevalli

STEM Initiatives 7 Chicago Conference Summary Findingsa) Helping faculty to be successful, i.e. getting more funding and nationalrecognition 1) Appropriate startup for new faculty and its management. 2) Assist faculty to find collaborators.b) Assist junior faculty, through mentoring, particularly for highlyprestigious and competitive grants.c) Providing faculty the necessary infrastructure for developingproposals for large funding amountsd) Increasing research productivity, enhancing the impact of the research 1) Faculty who are no longer research active. 2) “Launch Committees” – early career management for 1st year, external advice. 3) “Lift Committees” for existing faculty Chicago Conference Summary Findingse) Cultivating

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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

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Joan Cleveland

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Hornak Coulter

Building University – Industry Partnerships ASEE ERC Annual Meeting March 12, 2018Join tables based on your U-I organizations: TABLE GROUP 1: Established, fully functioning units to foster U-I relationships TABLE GROUP 2: Newer and still growing units to foster U-I relationships TABLE GROUP 3: Little or no formalized support for U-I relationship developmentSession Motivation & Goals• Strong Industry Partnerships are of increasing importance to ERC members, as evidenced by recent ERC membership survey data• Identifying and delivering value over time is central to developing trusted long-term university-industry relationships• Session Goal: To learn key

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Matt Hourihan

The Science Budget in 2018: An UpdateMatt HourihanMarch 14, 2018 (Happy Pi Day!)For the ASEE Engineering Research CouncilAAAS R&D Budget and Policy Programhttp://www.aaas.org/program/rd-budget-and-policy-program Copyright © 2015 American Association for the Advancement of Science 1 Elements in recent play: The Budget Deal (the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018). Which leads into… FY 2018 Appropriations (briefly lapsed twice, five CRs, but negotiations now underway – resolved soon?) The new White House budget for FY 2019, released in early February Copyright © 2015 American Association for the Advancement of Science 2

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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

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Rosemarie Hunziker

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Kristen Jordan

Navy Department of Homeland Security Air Force Coast Guard Marine Corps INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS ACTIVITY (IARPA) 1 IARPA MissionIARPA envisions and leads high-risk, high-payoff research that delivers innovative technology for future overwhelming intelligence advantage Our problems are complex and multidisciplinary We emphasize technical excellence & technical truth INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS ACTIVITY (IARPA) 2 IARPA MethodBring the best minds to bear on our

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Anne Kinney

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Daniel Kramer

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Tilbury Tornow Kurose

highly educated people.” • Act on College Board commitment Dan Mote, National Academy of • Integrate with K‐12 standards Engineering president, October 2013 • Support National priorities 13Partnerships catalyze innovations • NSF supports industry- relevant research and knowledge transfer – Grant Opportunities for 76 active IUCRCs Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) 876 unique members – Industry–University 7:1 match of NSF $ Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) – Innovation Corps (I-Corps

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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

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Crystal Leach

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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

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Keith Marmer

EGI 4 2Whatittakestogetthere…College of Engineering Disclosures per $1 million at University of Utah (2011-2018) Metallurgical Materials Science Engineering & Engineering 1.467 1.387 Chemical Engineering Electrical & Computer Mechanical 1.016

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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

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Kathie Olsen

How To Read the Tea Leaves?Predictingthe Futureof… Report Report Report Report Report Report Image: Gunnar Creutz, Falbygdens museum The President Proposes Agencies shall stand by the proposed budget Agencies shall not ask you to lobby_._._._._._._._._._ Congress Disposes Congress listens to their constituentsK3/at1 Critical to Understand That, 1 h i/ in the Federal Government… 2 e 0 L .1 8 O l s e n , S

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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

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Christian Schreiber

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Andrew Singer

• Learn about culture and all things Chicago• Part of TE 398, 1 credit hour course• Participating companies include:Startup IncubatorEnterpriseWorks is a 43,000 7%square foot startup business 9% Facultyincubator in the Research UI Staff UI StudentPark for early stage tech 17% UI Alumnifirms. It is operated by the 65% ExternalUniversity of Illinois to 2%launch successful startups. EnterpriseWorks Company Industry Sectors

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Christine Julien

course has three broad limited relevance [20] and a culturally inculcated “fear” thatgoals: (1) to make software engineering fun and applicable, programming is inherently (too) difficult to learn [18].with the aim of recruiting traditionally underrepresented However, research has also shown that exposure to hands-ongroups into computing; (2) to make young students begin to computer science in the K-12 years can positively impactapproach problems with a design mindset; and (3) to

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Tony McClary; Jacqueline A. Zeiber; Patricia Sullivan; Steven Stochaj

research tends to focus on whetherknowledge and retention of technological concepts [1]. participating in STEM programs increases self-efficacy [3].Additionally, participating in STEM programs leads to However, there are several factors that can influence theincreased self-confidence, satisfaction, and interest in effectiveness of these programs. For example, motivationengineering [2]. Current research focuses on whether influences the degree to which participants are engagedparticipating in STEM programs increases self-efficacy [3]. with activities as does their background knowledge [4].However, several factors can influence the effectiveness of Additionally, program effectiveness is impacted by

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Jafar F. Al-Sharab; Curtis Desselles; Robert Dalling; Mauricio Escobar; Ariell Shield; Hoa Nguyen; McKenzie Cutrer; Will Heitman

-Southwest Section Annual Conference The University of Texas at Austin April 4-6, 20184. Dissemination of research results andfindings: References 1. Bell, Randy L., Blair, Lesley M., Crawford,We always emphasize to our students that gaining research Barbara A., and Lederman, Norman G., “Just Do It? Impact of a Science Apprenticeship Programexperience at the high school can improve their chances of on

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Timothy Urban; Margaret Baguio

engage students and teachers by incorporating research anddegrees. data analysis. Statistics on the state of education in the United States • Inspiring a more diverse student population to pursue careersindicate a decreasing trend in domestic students choosing to in STEM-related fields following involvement in NASAmajor in and successfully completing degrees in Science, programs.Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) The project directly addresses NASA’s education mission goaldisciplines [1]. Leaders in STEM fields have recently called to “Attract and retain students in science, technology, engineeringfor

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Pranav A. Bhounsule; Ahmad Taha; Sebastian Nugruho

Control Systems and Robotics Outreach to Middle-school Girls: Approach, Results, and Suggestions Pranav A. Bhounsule*, Ahmad Taha^, and Sebastian Nugruho^ *Department of Mechanical Engineering, ^Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA E-mails: pranav.bhounsule@utsa.edu, ahmad.taha@utsa.edu, sebastian.nugroho@my.utsa.eduAbstract of women [1]. There is a clear need to reduce this gender gap We conducted a three-day outreach camp focused on in STEM by arousing the interests of young girls to take oncontrol systems and robotics for

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Brian P. Bernard; Rui Cao; Maureen Russo RodrÕguez

studentssatisfaction levels for distance education courses targeting beyond their normal scheduling challenges. The morerural business students8. These discrepancies in student difficult problem arises from each campus currently havingconfidence in their learning and program satisfaction are less only 1 or 2 classrooms equipped with the technologyof an issue when the online program is offered to adult required to conduct consortium classes. The significantprofessional learners9, but could be detrimental for takeaway is that where a normal classroom may be able toresidential first generation undergraduate students or those support about 8-10 classes throughout the day, in the worstfrom low income families for whom

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Noe Vargas Hernandez; Arturo Fuentes; Stephen Crown

Blacks, but are the fastest-growing minority limits the success of the student. Hence, promoting thesegroup [1]. Thus, it is not surprising that one of the largest non-technical skills becomes crucial to enhance the successincreases in college enrollment is expected to come from of underrepresented students.the Hispanic population. The University of Texas RioGrande Valley (UTRGV) is a new Hispanic ServingInstitution (HSI) created in 2015 through the merging of 3. Self-Innovation Skillstwo legacy institutions, UT Brownsville and UT Pan- 3.1 The Case for InnovationAmerican, and the creation of the

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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P.L.Stephan Thamban; Dani Fadda P.E.

students. Lecture-based courses can be function of time, after an initial “warm-up” it will reach asignificantly less engaging than inductive or project-based maximum around 10 minutes and from then it will startcourses, however, lectures continue to be necessary. For dropping steadily; that trend can be plotted as shown inthis reason, there is a deliberate effort to explore all Fig. 1 [4].avenues that aid retaining the student’s interest-level andcontent-assimilation while participating in long (50 to 75minute) lecture sessions. In this paper, we specifically discuss simplemethods (systemic pauses and group in-class assignments)that can be used in any lecture-based course. Thesemethods were