in Table 1. able 1TParticipant Information Name Gender Identity Race/Ethnic Identity ajor M Claire Female White Aerospace Engineering Skylar Female White Biological Systems Engineering Kiara Female ace - African American / Black R Biomedical Engineering Ethnicity - Hispanic and Caribbean Maria Female Latina
AC 2011-1117: LIBERAL LEARNING REVISITED: A HISTORICAL EX-AMINATION OF THE UNDERLYING REASONS, FRUSTRATIONS, ANDCONTINUED PROSPECTS FOR ENGINEERING AND LIBERAL ARTSINTEGRATIONAtsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is a historian of engineering education and an associate professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer. His publications include Calculating a Natural World: Scientists, Engineering, and Computers during the Rise of U.S. Cold War Research (MIT Press, 2006) Page 22.1015.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011
AC 2011-56: LONG TERM ALUMNUS PERFORMANCE AND EVALUA-TION AFTER GRADUATION FROM A DISTANCE LEARNING HYBRIDWEEKEND MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM IN TECHNOLOGYMitchell L Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Mitchell L. Springer, PMP, SPHR Dr. Springer is an Associate Professor in Technology Leadership & Innovation and currently serves as the Director of the Purdue University College of Technology, Academic Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) located in West Lafayette, Indiana. He possesses over 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: Software Engineer- ing, Systems Engineering, Program Management and Human Resources. He
AC 2011-1012: USING THE EXCEED MODEL FOR DISTANCE EDUCA-TIONRonald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler Ron Welch is Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Until 2 Jan 2007, Ron was an Academy Professor at the United States Military Academy (USMA). Ron received a BS degree in Engineering Mechanics from the USMA in 1982 and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1990 and 1999, respectively. Ronald Welch@uttyler.edu.Clifton B. Farnsworth, University of Texas, Tyler Clifton B. Farnsworth is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas
AC 2011-660: PHENOMENOGRAPHY AS A TOOL FOR INVESTIGAT-ING UNDERSTANDING OF COMPUTING CONCEPTSGregory Bucks, Ohio Northern University Gregory Bucks recently graduated with his Ph.D. from the school of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his BSEE from the Pennsylvania State University and his MSECE from Purdue University. While at Purdue, he has been heavily involved with the EPICS program as well as working with the First-Year Engineering program. He is currently a visiting assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science department at Ohio Northern University, where he is teaching introductory circuits and a variety of introductory programming courses.William C
AC 2011-2420: TRANSITION FROM UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PRO-GRAM PARTICIPANTS TO RESEARCHERS AND OPEN SOURCE COM-MUNITY CONTRIBUTORSMaryPat BeaufaitDuyun Chen, University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate, Junior in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania with interest in Computer and Biomedical Science.Carl B. Dietrich, Jr., Virginia Tech Carl Dietrich is a research faculty member at Virginia Tech, where he completed Ph.D. and M.S. de- grees after graduating from Texas A&M University. He worked with the Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Virginia and Bell Northern Research, Richardson, Texas and conducted research on adaptive and diversity antenna systems and radio wave propagation. His
AC 2011-1407: THE RESEARCH STUDIO: INTEGRATING INFORMA-TION LITERACY INTO A FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING SCIENCE COURSEMichelle Baratta, University of Toronto Michelle Baratta has held positions in academic and public libraries, as well as a corporate setting. Her education includes a Master’s degree in Information Studies (2007) and an Honours Bachelor of Science degree (2004), both from the University of Toronto. She is currently a Reference and Instruction Librarian at the University of Toronto’s Engineering & Computer Science Library.Alan Chong, University of Toronto Alan Chong is a Senior Lecturer in the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Toronto. His pedagogical research is primarily in the
AC 2011-67: RESOURCES FOR ROBOT COMPETITION SUCCESS: AS-SESSING MATH USE IN GRADE-SCHOOL-LEVEL ENGINEERING DE-SIGNEli M Silk, University of Pittsburgh Eli M. Silk is a PhD candidate in the Cognitive Studies in Education program and a Graduate Student Researcher at the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his BA in Computer Science at Swarthmore College in 2001. His current research focuses on the role of mathematics in helping K-12 students better understand and design physical systems.Ross Higashi, Carnegie Mellon University Ross Higashi is a Robotics Education Specialist at Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics En- gineering Center. He graduated in 2007
AC 2011-426: EXTENDING INFORMATION ON TIME EFFECTIVE STU-DENT INTERACTIONS TO ENGINEERING FACULTYLisa M. Abrams, Ohio State University Lisa Abrams, PE, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Engineering Education Innovation Center and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Ohio State University. Prior to this position, she worked as the Director of Women in Engineering at Ohio State and as Assistant Dean in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Miami University. She also has seven years of industry experience. She received her BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State and PhD in Industrial Engineering at Ohio State.Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University Robert J
AC 2011-1441: CRITICAL THINKING INSTRUCTION ANDAnnette Mallory Donawa, Ph.D., Independent Consultant Dr. Annette Mallory Donawa resides in Maryland with her husband and two children. She received her Bachelor’s and Doctoral degrees from higher education institutions in Maryland: Towson University and Morgan State University. She received her Master’s degree from Illinois Northern Illinois University. Dr. Donawa has more than 25 years of experience comprising of K-12 and higher education, corporate training, and human resources. Her doctoral research focused on examining the outcomes of critical thinking instruction with minority engineering students. Dr. Donawa’s goal is to continue her research in critical
both alternate current (AC) and directcurrent (DC) through an innovation of a rotary converter, maximizing his generator facilityspace, and outputting 4000 kWh 25. However, peaking at 4000 kWh was an issue that led to a Page 23.1149.10partnership with General Electric to build the first turbo generator (i.e., powerful steam turbine),which was smaller and produced 5000 kWh per generator than his current generators 18, 25.Having these engineering improvements allowed Chicago Edison to obtain the transportationmarket as customers by generating electricity for the industry and fund electrical chargingstations for the vehicles 18.Insull
Paper ID #47825Expanding AI Ethics in Higher Education Technical Curricula: A Study onPerceptions and Learning Outcomes of College StudentsMiss Indu Varshini Jayapal, University of Colorado BoulderJames KL HammermanDr. Theodora Chaspari, University of Colorado Boulder Theodora Chaspari is an Associate Professor in Computer Science and the Institute of Cognitive Science at University of Colorado Boulder. She has received a B.S. (2010) in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece and M.S. (2012) and Ph.D. (2017) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern
, and elected university senate member. He has served as principle investigator on projects in biomimetic micro air vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems. In these research projects (and others) he advised several PhD and MSc postgraduate students to completion. Dr. Ward is also experienced in directing undergraduate student teams competing in the SAE Aero Design and Shell Eco-marathon competitions.He has authored a text book called Aerospace Propulsion Systems (Wiley, 2010) and over 50 journal and conference papers. Prior to 2006, Dr. Ward worked as an aerospace engineer with the US Air Force for 18 years, which included a special 4.5 year assignment to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in London
TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING from 2008 to 2010, and IEEE JOURNAL OF OCEANIC ENGINEERING from 2010 to 2016.Dr. Qian Yang, University of Connecticut Dr. Qian Yang is an Assistant Professor with the Computer Science & Engineering Department and the Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering at the University of Connecticut. She received her PhD in Computational and Mathematical Engineering from Stanford University and her BA in Applied Mathe- matics with computer science focus from Harvard College. Prior to her academic career, she worked in industry with a startup developing AI-driven diagnostics for fall detection, and an established software company in the healthcare space. At UConn, her lab’s research interests
journals in the field of educational psychology and technology, including Contemporary Educational Psy- chology (2017 – ), Educational Technology Research and Development (2011-2013; 2016-2018), Tech- nology, Knowledge, and Learning (2013 – present), Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning (2010 – 2015).Prof. Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma Zahed Siddique is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering of University of Oklahoma. His research interest include product family design, advanced material and engineering education. He is interested in motivation of engineering students, peer-to-peer learning, flat learning environments, technology assisted
from the Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, in 2002, the MS degree in Mathematics and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, in 2010. After completing his Ph.D. studies, he joined the Center of Applied Scientific Computing, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as a Research Staff Member. From 2012 to 2014, he was a Research Associate at Howard University. Since 2014, he has been an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL. His research interests center on signal/image processing, sensor data analytics, intelligent infrastructure systems and power systems optimization.Dr. Demetris
a recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Early Career Researcher Award as well as several awards at Alfaisal University for distinction in teaching and research.Prof. Kok-Lim Alvin Yau, Sunway University KoK-Lim Alvin Yau received the B.Eng. degree (Hons.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia, in 2005, the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore in 2007, and the Ph.D. degree in Network Engineering from the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, in 2010. He is currently a Professor with the Department of Com- puting and Information Systems, Sunway University, Malaysia. He teaches
AC 2012-3246: INTEGRATING WRITING WITH CONTEMPORARY MATH-EMATICS TO DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLSMs. N. Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar N. Jean Hodges earned a master’s of science degree in technical communication at North Carolina State University and taught writing and business courses at several colleges. Since 2004, she has been an Assistant Professor of writing at Virginia Commonwealth University’s branch campus in Doha, Qatar (VCUQatar). She has collaborated with Dr. John Schmeelk, professor of mathematics at VCUQatar, in ongoing educational research on contemporary mathematics courses, most recently investigating uses of writing in the mathematics class. In addition to publications and
AC 2012-3274: INVESTIGATION OF THE WORK ENVIRONMENT OFENGINEERING PH.D.S IN THE UNITED STATESDr. Joy Watson, University of South Carolina Joy Watson is currently a STEM education consultant working with private industry, academia and the U.S. Navy to develop a logistics/IT course for low-income, high potential middle and high school students. She completed her Ph.D. in the College of Engineering at the University of South Carolina in Aug. 2011. She obtained her B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Before entering the doctoral program, she worked as a process engineer in the pulp and paper industry and as patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. At the
AC 2012-5037: LOCATION OF AN ENGINEERING FACULTY IN SRI LANKA:THE UNUSUAL CRITERIA, LESSONS LEARNT, AND ETHICS ISSUESProf. Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole P.E., Michigan State University S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. His research interests focus on computational methods, especially computing electromagnetic fields by the finite element method. His ongoing research is in shape optimization in coupled problems, determining the location and shape of objects so as to accomplish design objects in electrothermal problems in electric machinery, eco-friendly buildings, hyperthermia treatment planning in oncology, etc. This
AC 2010-1648: HOW THE CIVIL ENGINEERING BOK2 COULD BEIMPLEMENTED AT NC STATEGeorge List, North Carolina State University Page 15.653.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 How the Civil Engineering BOK2 Could Be Implemented at North Carolina State University Abstract This paper discusses the way in which the ASCE’s Body of Knowledge, version 2, (BOK2) might be implemented at North Carolina State in its civil engineering curriculum, as perceived by the department head. More specifically, it examines the BOK2 outcomes that relate to the baccalaureate degree, since the plan for achieving the
AC 2010-574: AN EXPLORATION OF P&T POLICIES RELATED TO THESCHOLARSHIP OF ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH AT E&T PROGRAMSWITHIN THE USGene Dixon, East Carolina University Page 15.152.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Exploration of Promotion and Tenure Policies Related to the Scholarship of Engagement and Outreach at Engineering and Technology Programs within the USAbstractThis paper describes research identifying how the scholarship of outreach, engagement, andservice-learning (SOES-l) is recognized in promotion and tenure (P&T) decisions within thedisciplines of engineering and technology (E&T). The research seeks to
AC 2010-489: HOW WE TEACH: FRESHMAN INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICALENGINEERINGDavid Silverstein, University of Kentucky David L. Silverstein is the PJC Engineering Professor and an Associate Professor of Chemical & Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky. He is assigned to the College of Engineering’s Extended Campus Programs at Paducah, Kentucky. Silverstein received his B.S.Ch.E. from the University of Alabama in 1992, his M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1994, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt in 1998. He is the 2007 recipient of the Raymond W. Fahien Award for Outstanding Teaching Effectiveness and Educational
Irving, Texas. His research interests are signal processing, information theory, and their applications to neuroengineer- ing and wireless communication and networks. Particular focus is on the interplay of communication systems and networks; including network coding, user cooperation, spectrum sharing, opportunistic ac- cess, and scheduling with different delay constraints as well as millimeter wave communications. In neuro-engineering, his interests are on modeling neuronal circuits connectivity and the impact of learning on connectivity, on real-time closed-loop stabilization of neuronal systems to mitigate disorders such as epilepsy, Parkinson, depression, and obesity, on developing an understanding of
enthusiastic individual with a passion for teaching and the ability to think outside the box. When Aaron became the head of the electronics program at St. Cloud Technical & Community College in 2009, the program’s existence was being threatened by very low enrollment. Since then, he has been the driving force for the success of the program and has played a major role in the development of other new programs at SCTCC. Aaron was instrumental in helping SCTCC partner with Xcel Energy in 2010 to develop the Nuclear Tech- nician Program. The program is designed to prepare graduates for work as Nuclear Plant Maintenance Technicians. The nuclear track is the newest addition to SCTCC’s current catalog of energy tracks: wind
Black and HispanicSTEM workers than for White and Asian workers [12]. The number and proportion of STEMdegrees earned by American Indian and Alaska Native students declined between 2011 and 2020along with their representation in the STEM field [12]. Between 2011 and 2021, the STEMworkforce experienced a 20% overall expansion, with notable increases of 31% for women and 2million for Hispanic workers [12].In 2019, immigrants constituted almost one-fourth of all STEM workers in the U.S., marking a17% increase since 2010 [13-14]. Most H-1B visas issued for STEM-related roles are issued tothose originating from India (28.9%) and China (10.9%) [13]. Of the top ten most representedbirth places of immigrant STEM workers, seven are within Asia (India