Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Susan Scachitti; Daniel Suson; Maged Mikhail

ETD 345 STEM on the Road: The Soft Side of Recruitment Susan Scachitti, University of Dayton; Daniel Suson, Maged B. Mikhail, Purdue University NorthwestAbstractThere are many types of work that fall under the STEM (science, technology, engineering, andmathematics) umbrella that students often do not consider when making career choices.Manufacturing and healthcare industries, government, and philanthropic agencies are amongthose that continually push future generations to pursue careers in STEM-related fields. Asexposure to STEM careers expands, higher education recruitment and outreach

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 15: Engineering Education Research and Reviews

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Xu, Louis D. Brandeis High School

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

strictly classroom-based, but theyare, in reality, extremely useful for real-world applications such as designing and building robots.Since my STEM career has simply only begun, I expect that future training will provide me withmore advanced technical skill sets that can be used in my future endeavors. Even though mycareer in FIRST, or more specifically, FTC, will eventually come to an end in my first technicalchapter, I can continue to build on more advanced technical skills and utilize them when tacklingmore challenging tasks in the near future. For instance, when I attend college, I intend to studyengineering so that I am able to learn even more about physics and mathematics concepts that Ican either connect with or extend from what I already

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Melanie Sattler

girls grades 1-6 (ages 6-12) as part of Girls Inc. Operation SMART. The 3 teams each presented one workshop for Arlington, Texas, Girls Inc., for a total of 3 workshops on 3 successive weeks. The workshops were supposed raise the girls’ curiosity about careers in science, math, and engineering, as well as teach the girls about transportation and/or air quality, primarily through hands-on activities. I provided a selection of hands-on activities, obtained primarily from government and non-profit organization web sites, from which the teams could choose. Students started the workshops with a brief overview of what transportation and/or environmental engineers do. Next, the UTA students facilitated the following hands-on

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Charting Inclusivity: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Technology in Engineering and Computing Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Halpern, University of New Hampshire; Mariah Arral, Carnegie Mellon University; Cassandra Michelle Lafleur, University of New Hampshire; Sarah Young; Elise Baribault, University of New Hampshire; Julianna Gesun, University of New Hampshire

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

undergraduate researchers and not large ambiguousresearch aims that is more commonly done in graduate school training.STEM Research - Future ThinkingWe next sought to understand the impact of undergraduate research on ND and NT individualfuture career plans. Previous research has indicated that participation in undergraduate researchopportunities significantly increases the chance of individuals pursuing graduate school [23].With the desire to increase representation and diversity in graduate school programs, we soughtto understand if participation in undergraduate research impacts career plans differently from NDto NT individuals. Both ND and NT participants had similar low percentages for disagreeing andstrongly disagreeing that they received quality

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Alonso Vergara, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

[11], Ellis [12],and Bravo et al. [8].In the following table, the statements in Likert format are listed. The students responded ona five-level scale, from completely disagreeing with the statement to completely agreeingwith it. The statements related to the importance of the course for the program andprofessional career are highlighted in light blue; those related to the attitude towards thecourse are in light orange; and those related to details of how the course is designed andtaught are in light green.Table 1. The 29 items of the Likert-type survey are presented.1 I can see how the physics skills that I am currently developing will be useful in an engineering career.2 The ways of thinking being taught to me in physics will remain with

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Darrin S. Muggli; Brian M. Tande

Statistics2most recent data as of 2010). For the remaining 86% of the nation’s colleges, the BCEngineering Model will provide an economical means to initiate engineering programs, whileusing efficiently the nation’s existing faculty and facilities. The presence of attractiveengineering alternatives at these colleges will provide students across the U.S. with previouslyunavailable options and will attract additional students to engineering careers. Since the start-upcost to implement the proposed model is extremely small, colleges incur almost no financial risk.The flexibility of the model allows growth of the program to occur as warranted by its successand the availability of resources. The model will greatly enhance student recruitment in thesestart-up

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Teresa Piliouras; Pui Lam Yu; Kristin Villanueva; Holly Robillard; Yingxin Chen; Michael Berson; Jeanne R. Lauer; Garret Sampel; Daniel Lapinski; Maigh Attre

of wage and • Tools for working – information and communications proficiency gaps arising from a lack of education and technology (ICT) and information literacy; workforce readiness [1]: • Skills for living in the world – citizenship, life and “What people know and what they do with what they know career skills, and personal and social responsibility. has a major impact on their life chances. … Those with low ATC21S attempts to assess how the above skills (which are literacy skills are also more than twice as likely to bedeemed conceptual skills) are used in collaborative problem- unemployed. … improvements between younger and older978-1-4799-5233-5/14

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Amelito Enriquez; Nicholas Langhoff; Wenshen Pong; Nilgun Ozer; Hamid Shanasser; Cheng Chen; Hamid Mahmoodi; Ed Cheng; Kwok-Siong Teh; Xiaorong Zhang

one million additional STEMprofessionals in the next decade in order to retain its historical preeminence in science andtechnology. The report proposes that addressing the retention problem in the first two years ofcollege is the most promising and cost-effective strategy to address this need. The CaliforniaCommunity College System, with its 112 community colleges enrolling approximately 2.5 millionstudents—representing nearly a third of the nation’s community college student population—is ina prime position to grow the future STEM workforce. However, for most community collegeengineering programs, developing strategies to increase the number and diversity of studentssuccessfully pursuing careers in engineering is a big challenge due to

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

Authors

Samaneh Gholitabar, New York City College of Technology, City University of New York

Construction Management, as well as a Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering. Her research inter- ests include construction safety, energy sustainability in construction, and pedagogical research. She is deeply passionate about providing students with real-world examples of construction and preparing them for successful careers in construction and Civil Engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Implementation of an Industry-Inspired Feedback-Based Project in an Undergraduate Construction Management CourseAbstractThe design and implementation of an effective industry-inspired project for undergraduate studentsin construction management is described. The project

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #4: Global DEI

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Carlos Quadrado, ENTER Network; Kseniya Zaitseva, ENTER Network

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

no actual improvement in pedagogicalcompetencies, and the introduction of new knowledge, skills, and competencies into practicalpedagogical activity does not occur.The disadvantage of the existing massified systems becomes obvious: the lack of anindependent preliminary assessment of the educators’ performance and their motivation thatallows them to identify the missing professional competencies or those requiring improvement.There are few opportunities to build up an individual trajectory for professional developmenttaking into account previous background, experience, and professional and personal interests,and the existing are seldom tailored to include all the diversity requirements.Also, handling these issues of career development at the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber L Doiron, University of Vermont; Katherine O'Shea; Nicole M Miller, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.; Tracy L Truzansky

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

foundation for entry into most STEM-related occupations, and interventions in earlyeducation are seen as a promising avenue to move girls towards careers in engineering.Compared to classroom teaching, afterschool programs are unique in their ability to offer moretime-flexible, hands-on activities that advance student-centered learning, which is crucial inSTEM education [2] - [4]. Linking Engineering to Life (LEL) is an afterschool, experientialengineering curriculum launched in the fall of 2020 by Vermont Afterschool, a statewidenonprofit dedicated to strengthening programs, empowering youth, and expanding access toafterschool and summer programs so that all Vermont youth are active, engaged, connected, andheard. LEL’s goal is to overcome barriers

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dalya Ismael, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

implementssustainable engineering projects to improve the quality of life for disadvantaged communities. Thisstudy investigates the impact of student participation in an EWB project in a disadvantagedcommunity in Guatemala aimed at improving access to clean water. Specifically, the studyexplores the skills gained, career aspirations, and understanding of global issues and sustainabledevelopment among the participating students. The project involved a collaboration between EWBstudents and community members to design and implement a sustainable water supply distributionsystem. A post-project questionnaire was administered to the student participants to assess theproject’s impact on their personal and professional development. The results indicate that theproject

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan McSpedon, Rice University; Margaret Beier, Rice University; Brittany Bradford, Rice University; Michael Wolf

important psychological dimensionof STEM student success.A sense of self-efficacy develops from a person’s evaluation of their past performance (i.e.,efficacy expectations) and their belief in their ability to shape future performance in a desireddirection (i.e., outcome expectations) [4]. Self-efficacy beliefs impact students’ motivation [5]and goal setting, including STEM career goals [6]. Self-efficacy has also been found topositively relate to academic performance such that higher self-efficacy leads to both the settingof higher goals and greater task-related effort, which together improve academic performance[7]. An accurate, rather than over- or under-confident sense of self-efficacy, is key forperformance within a domain (see: [8]). It is

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 2: Assessing the Entrepreneurial Mindset, Curiosity, and Workplace Preparedness

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

curiosity 12. Ability to assess financial value 13. Data driven decision making 14. Career plan There is no single definition of an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) but there is commonalityin the attributes and skills associated with an EM by various sources. Among the mostemphasized elements are creativity, curiosity, critical thinking, flexibility, adaptability,communication, collaboration, comfort with risk, resilience, initiative, future focus, opportunityrecognition, innovation, reflection, independence, and value focus [20-24]. The factors identifiedby the survey questions used in our study align with these elements. As explained earlier, a two-sample t-test was selected for analysis

Conference Session

Technical Session 7 - Paper 4: Adapting to an unexpected hybrid campus: e-mentored femaleengineering students’ intrinsic motivation, sense of belonging, and perception of campus climate

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Mayari Illarij Serrano Anazco, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

innovation.Dr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer is Associate Director of the Women in Engineering Program and Associate Professor (by courtesy) in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue Uni- versity. Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer conducts research and leads retention activities including administration of the undergraduate and graduate mentoring programs and the teaching of the Women in Engineering sem- inar courses. For the past decade, Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer’s research has focused on broadening participation of women and underrepresented group in STEM fields. Recently, she has been investigating the intersec- tion of education and career path with

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Technical Session 4 - Paper 5: Broadening Participation through Information: A Synthesis of Resources for Research and Practice in Computing and Computer Science

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Anu Tuladhar, Medtronic; Carin Queener, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Kinnis Gosha, Morehouse College

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

focusing on certainareas of computing, despite comprising 12.6% of the U.S. population [6]-[8]. Likewise, in2017, only 3.1% of workers in technical jobs among the eight largest tech companies in theU.S. were Black [9]. Moreover, not only are universities struggling with effectively recruiting and retaining Black computer science students, top tech companies are disproportionately hiring from existing computing talent [9], [10]. Additional and accessible resources are needed to support Black people looking to enter into computing and computer science. This may include resources for high school students considering computing careers, computer science graduates seeking jobs, or established professionals in other fields looking to enter the

Conference Session

Supporting Underrepresented and LGBTQ Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University - Bozeman; Sidrah MGWatson

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #39301In/authenticity in STEM Social Networks: How ”Out” are LGBTQ Studentswith their Peers in STEM?Dr. Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University - Bozeman Bryce E. Hughes is an Associate Professor in Adult and Higher Education at Montana State University. His research interests encompass diversity and equity in engineering education, with a focus on LGBTQ students. He was recently awarded an NSF CAREER grant to study the experiences of LGBTQ under- graduates in STEM fields. He holds a Ph.D. in education from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.A. in student development administration from Seattle

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Ryan Conway, Texas A&M University; Aaron Gonzalez, Texas A&M University; Alberto Rodriguez, Texas A&M University; Jacqueline Bunyavong, Texas A&M University

5 4 3 2 1 03. Briefly state the technical skills that you learned during this capstone project.4. Do you think this capstone has been beneficial to your current or future career? Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree N/A 5 4 3 2 1 05. Briefly state the impact and/or influence of this capstone project related to your current orfuture career. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition6. In your experience and opinion, did COVID-19

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmad Javaid, The University of Toledo; Quamar Niyaz, Purdue University Northwest; Charlene Czerniak; Sidike Paheding, Michigan Technological University

through smartdevices, users are increasingly exposed to cyber-crimes. Due to the limited training oncybersecurity and cyber-safe practices, young adults are especially an easy target for thesecybercrimes. It is also well-known that there is a need to enhance organizations’ cybersecuritycapabilities while spreading cybersecurity awareness among the masses. To the former cause,degree programs have been established throughout the US to train the workforce; however, theyhave proved insufficient. Therefore, we propose developing and integrating plug-and-playmodules for CS/CSE undergraduate courses at various levels to develop a security mindset amongthese students and inculcate interest in a cybersecurity career. Irrespective of what domain ofCS/CSE

Conference Session

CPDD Technical Session 1 - Design of Professional Development Curricula

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Scott Tingey, Texas A&M University; Denise Preusser; Behbood Zoghi, Texas A&M University

could bedone for the future semesters.Every aspect of this course is designed so that managers in engineering or engineering-relatedfields find it pertinent and valuable to their career/personal success. In the meantime, the designof this course and lessons learned could provide implications for other engineering programs orinstitutions that are looking into offering a similar course. IntroductionCommunication plays a vital role in workplaces regardless of the types of profession. Peopleoften use various functions of communication to interact, inform, instruct, motivate/persuade,regulate/control, etc., in order to perform their day-to-day jobs [8]. Engineering managers andleaders are no exceptions, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Gordon, University of Central Florida; Jeffrey Kauffman

two have been recognized as best papers in American Society of Mechanical Engineers journals. He is a Fellow of ASME. Ali has taught 11 different courses and leads an engineering- based study abroad course in Brazil as well as the jointly-funded NSF-DoD REU site on Hypersonics (HYPER). Ali is well-known for engaging undergraduates in research, and he is UCF’s 2019 Champion of Undergraduate Research inaugural awardee. At UCF and in the broader higher education community, Ali focuses his efforts on expanding the pipeline of graduate students qualified to pursue careers in academia. Just before joining UCF as an Assistant Professor, he earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Fogarty, California State University, Sacramento; Robin Altman, California State University, Sacramento; Jennifer Lundmark

) improves performance and persistence of STEM majors. BothASPIRE interventions foster academic communities and support networks to meet these needs.To transition into a STEM career post-graduation, students must capitalize on their contentknowledge and a suite of non-technical interpersonal and cognitive skills that often are notintentionally nurtured in their undergraduate programs (Paul and Cowe Falls 2015). Tenopir andKing (2003) showed that engineers spend 60% of their time communicating with other people,yet most engineering programs include just one lower-division communication course, generallytaken at the freshman level. Leadership competency is frequently noted as a vital skill set soughtby employers, yet it is rarely included in an

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor Garcia; Diane Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Suzanne Atiya, University of Texas at El Paso; Karla Ayala Mendoza

resulted in a powerful approach to engaging students. The implementation ofsocial media as an education and communication tool in informal learning environments should bethoroughly explored to increase student engagement and learning. The percentage of students pursuing STEM degrees in college is on the rise, even though itremains low in many STEM disciplines [8]. Students recognize the importance of STEM careers, but amajor challenge for entering college students to complete their academic programs is to maintain focusand motivation on long-term goals [9]. Therefore, the motivation and engagement of college students arevery important to increase recruitment, persistence, retention, and graduation rates at STEM departmentand institutional

Conference Session

DEI and Other

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

undergraduate213 degree from the University of Virginia. Likewise, eight students identified as female, while nine214 identified as male. Given this distribution, students were asked on the first day of class why they215 elected to take this course. The overwhelming majority stated that they wanted an environment216 where they could discuss and learn from their colleagues about engineering and DEI. Most of the217 class did not receive a formal ethics course specifically designed for engineering students during218 their undergraduate career. On the other hand, those students who did have an opportunity for an219 engineering ethics course during their undergraduate career emphasized that they still felt the220 need for a specific space for

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Colin J. Reagle P.E., George Mason University; Oscar Barton Jr, Morgan State University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

2019-20 Academic Year, the Department of Mechanical Engineering revised itsrequirements to implement a more personalized curriculum model. Instead of mandating whichtechnical courses are available for students to select to satisfy their electives requirements,students are allowed to take any upper level courses offered at George Mason University. Thebackground and discussion that led up to this decision is presented as well as an inventory ofchoices students actually selected after the change went into effect.KeywordsElectives, Curriculum, ABET CriteriaBackgroundNumerous efforts have been made to articulate what engineering students should learn to besuccessful in their future careers. Two models which immediately come to mind include the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyril Okhio, Clark Atlanta University; Sade Tramble, Kennesaw State University; Amy Buddie, Kennesaw State University; Ayse Tekes

major since the students are exposed to all levels ofcognitive difficulties such as, applying and linking the fundamental knowledge and theories into amore complex real-world application. Learning-by-doing can be very impactful in comprehendingabstract engineering concepts at the introductory level. So, a first-year scholar develops learn-to-learn by yourself skills by learning-by-doing. Some important benefits of participating inundergraduate research that might assist in the student’s preparation for either graduate educationor a professional career, include gaining experience and learning the research process, increasingknowledge and how the knowledge is applied, defining their future career plan, learning aboutacademia and graduate life

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shonda Bernadin, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Tejal Mulay, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Hongmei Chi, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

potential job opportunities and careers was co-presented bywere expected to be college students. The team identified two Dr. Hongmei Chi and her graduate student, Maryambadges on Blockchain in the IBM Digital Badges & Moghadam. There was also a closing session activity where the This work was sponsored by a grant through The Fin-Tech Center atMorgan State University and the FAMU NSF ADVANCE Grant.winners of virtual entertainment room games were announced, • On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being “Absolutely No Interest”,and networking contacts were provided to participants. what is your level of interest in Blockchain prior to the

Conference Session

WIED: Activities and Programs

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Weiss-Lopez; Michael Frye; Orion Jones

Operatorlicense to collect images using a drone. The camp provided opportunities to expand soft skills,explore college-level research, and community outreach. The apprenticeship curriculum wasimplemented by undergraduate and graduate students which included: daily Python codingclasses, developing quality research skills, improving public speaking, and introducing careersin STEAM. Local female STEM leaders were guest speakers and provided career advice. Theprogram concluded with a research symposium where they presented their research in posterand presentation format.This paper will provide details about recruiting, lessons learned working with students andparents under COVID-19 restrictions and developing research agendas for high school

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Rice, Utah State University; Steven Jones, The University of Alabama

professional papers on this subject. During the 2018/2019 academic year he received a Fulbright Scholar Fellowship to support a sabbatical in the Netherlands where he worked with Deltares, Rijkswaterstaat, and TU Delft on the issue of Backward Erosion Piping in the Netherlands levee system. Prior to his academic career, he had a 16-year career as a geotechnical consultant in California working for Woodward-Clyde (now part of AECOM) and Kleinfelder. The latter part of this consulting career was dedicated to assessing seepage issues in California levees and he consulted on the first two Deep Mix Method cutoff walls constructed in California under the auspices of the US Army Corps of Engineers. In addition to his academic career

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan DelVescovo, Oakland University; Darlene Groomes, Oakland University; Bianca Bryant; Laila Guessous, Oakland University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

University WISE@OU NSF ADVANCE Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID) grant. She is also in charge of faculty mentoring in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at OU. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Enriching the REU experience through student-led outreach activitiesIntroductionThe benefits of undergraduate student experiences are well known. Students participating inresearch experience for undergraduates (REU) programs report increased skills and self-confidence, a greater sense of empowerment as learners and more motivation to pursue science orengineering careers and graduate degrees [1-8]. REU programs