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Works in Progress: Facilitating Student Success and Inclusion

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Samuel S. Newton, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #16387Uncovering Forms of Wealth and Capital Using Asset Frameworks in Engi-neering EducationDr. Julie P. Martin, Clemson University Julie P. Martin is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. Her research interests focus on social factors affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of underrepresented students in engineering. Dr. Martin is a 2009 NSF CAREER awardee for her research entitled, ”Influence of Social Capital on Under-Represented Engineering Students Academic and Career Decisions.” She held an American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

economic development, this is unacceptable. It istherefore the responsibility of engineering educators to find a better way to shape the future of theengineering profession. This paper outlines the early efforts at integrating the topics of ethics,social justice, and social responsibility more directly into the engineering curriculum. This isapproached from the perspectives of pedagogy, curriculum development, and service learningopportunities. It is within this context that the authors hope to influence students’ awareness ofand connection to social and environmental issues as well as the ethical frameworks they developand carry with them into their professional careers. This paper centers around the creation anddelivery of a new introductory

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Focus on the Classroom: Innovative Pedagogies

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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

in the educational sector in both live and online environments as an adjunct instruc- tor in computer technology for Greenville Technical College and as a Career and Technology Education teacher. Kris earned a B.S. in Management from Clemson University, a Masters of Arts in Teaching in Business Education from the University of South Carolina, and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Educational Technology and online learning from the University of Florida. Her research interests include implementation of digital learning solutions in technical and vocational education, development of career pathways utilizing stackable certificates, educator professional develop- ment in communities of

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blake Stringer, Kent State University, Kent; Maureen McFarland, Kent State University, Kent

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

side of the vehicle (right). Figure 1: Innovative design – Iraq 2010Experiences such as these provide the problem-solving basis for pursuing and excelling at highlytechnical degrees. This innovative problem-solving fits nicely into Mumford’s[9] model ofLeader Characteristics on Leader Performance (Figure 2). Mumford’s model provides the linkbetween one’s environmental influences, career experiences, and personal and socialcharacteristics in determining their problem-solving ability and performance. Figure 2: Mumford, et. al.’s Influence of Characteristics on Performance[9]Applying this model to the veteran, we assert that the complex military environment as well asthe sometimes near-life-and-death

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, The Ohio State University; Royel Montel Johnson, Center for Higher Education Enterprise

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Diversity, International Forum

Paper ID #17553What Underrepresented Minority Engineering Majors Learn from Co-Ops& InternshipsDr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, The Ohio State University Dr. Terrell Strayhorn is a professor of higher education and director of the Center for Higher Education Enterprise (CHEE) at The Ohio State University. Author of 10 books, more than 50 book chapters, and over 100 journal articles and scientific abstracts, Strayhorn is a former NSF CAREER grant recipient, reviewer for the Journal of Engineering Education, and one of the nation’s leading diversity scholars.Dr. Royel Montel Johnson, Center for Higher Education Enterprise Dr

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Perry Fizzano, Western Washington University; David Hartenstine, Western Washington University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

first-quarter seminars, which all incoming CS/M Scholars are re-quired to take, and a first course in computer programming taken togetherby most CS/M Scholars in their second quarter, a entire cohort is not likelyto take a class together again. To preserve connections among the cohort,we arrange a get-together each month of the academic year. These eventsrange from purely social gatherings to panel discussions with a career focus.We list some examples of our monthly get-togethers below. • A welcoming potluck exclusively for CS/M Scholars. This is where the continuing CS/M Scholars meet the new cohort. To encourage partic- ipation of the first year students, it is the faculty, staff and continuing scholars who volunteer to make

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Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hossein Ataei P.E., Syracuse University; Ossama M. Salem, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Ethics

theemployers and clients, the Professional Engineers shall act in professional manners as faithfulagents or trustees for each employer or client. However, in this practice, the engineers areexpected to exhibit the highest standards of honesty, integrity, fairness and impartiality inprotecting the public health and safety in delivering professional services. To that end, engineersmust perform their professional duties in compliance with the highest principles of ethicalconduct. The Civil Engineering graduates, through their careers, will be involved in working inteams or managing projects where decision making will often be an inevitable part of theirresponsibilities. Therefore, there is an emerging need within the engineering education curriculaacross

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2016 ETLI

Authors

Industry and Academia Panelists: Dr. Lydia McClure, Program Director for NSF’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps), National Science Foundation (NSF)Dr. Dean Chang, Associate Vice President for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, University of Maryland Dr. Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Director, Education and Career Development, ASEE Moderators: Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Managing Director, American Society for Engineering Education Professor Carol Lamb, Director, School of Engineering Technology, Youngstown State University ABET-- ETAC Criterion 3 and Program Criteria

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Multidisciplinary Design Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia H. Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College; Anne Pfitzner Gatling, Merrimack College; John G. Adams, Merrimack College; Jocelyn Fraga Muller, Merrimack College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

interest,retaining students of diverse abilities and backgrounds, and preparing students to address therealities of the post-academic world and work-space. Many novel approaches have beendeveloped to address these challenges, including problem- and project-based learning (Mills &Treagust, 2003), entrepreneurship (Täks, Tynjälä, & Kukemelk, 2016), and flipped classroom(Bishop & Verleger, 2013). These are all valid approaches that can enhance skills engineers willface in their future careers, however, they do not explicitly address the essential skill of workingin conjunction with a variety of different disciplines. In the highly interdisciplinary field ofengineering, students will: • encounter co-workers, subcontractors, and

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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Yu, Massachusetts Maritime Academy; Gail M. Stephens, Massachusetts Maritime Academy; William Haynes, Massachusetts Maritime Academy

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Ocean and Marine

such as Strength of Material, Electronics, etc.IntroductionMassachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) is one of the only seven maritime academies in USdelivering highly qualified graduates in marine engineering to the maritime industry [1]. Basedon the survey result from the office of career and professional services at MMA, the MMA’smarine engineer major students have 94% job placement within 6 months after graduation [2].The curriculum of the marine engineer major has course credit requirements and four co-oprequirements of sea terms aboard USTS Kennedy and commercial ships. In order to graduatefrom MMA, the students are also required to obtain United States Coast Guard (USCG) Licensefor a Third Assistant Engineer of Steam, Motor and Gas Turbine

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis O'Connor, California State University, Chico

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

June 27 Careers with a Science Bachelor’s Degree July 11 Do’s and Don’ts of a Scientific Talk July 18 Careers at a National Laboratory July 25 How to Make a Scientific Poster August 1 Technical Resumes 101Workshops were conducted from noon to 1pm on Tuesdays with attendance required. Note, earlyworkshops in the series were directed at educating students about graduate school with laterworkshops providing exposure to divers careers in science and tips on how to enhanceprofessionalism in conduct and presentations. The counterpart to the weekly Tuesday workshopswas weekly seminars on Thursdays. Seminars were also held from noon to 1PM with

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald E. Rogers Jr., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Todd Pagano, Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

implementation of the LST program, set-up a state- of-the-art instrumentation laboratory, architected the new degree program, and helped to place a large number of Deaf/HH individuals into careers in the chemical sciences. For his advocacy for diversifying STEM fields, Dr. Pagano has been honored as a recipient of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Stanley C. Israel Award, the ACS/Dreyfus Foundation’s National Award: Encouraging Underrepresented Students into the Chemical Sciences, and U.S. Professor of the Year Award by Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

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Research in Faculty Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University

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Faculty Development Constituency Committee

signal processing, specifically detection and estimation for applications in target tracking and physical layer communications. Her work on target detection and tracking is funded by the Office of Naval Research. Dr. Nelson is a 2010 recipient of the NSF CAREER Award. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and the IEEE Signal Processing, Communications, and Education Societies.Dr. Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University Margret Hjalmarson is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University and currently a Program Officer in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Infor- mal Settings at the National Science Foundation. Her research interests

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Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priyesh Uday Mehta, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

their self-efficacy. Another paper from the group [12] investigates the importance of timing in effectiveness of DFAM education. An important observation is made that introducing DFAM concepts at an earlier stage improves students perceiving utility. A valuable take away from their work is that introducing Additive manufacturing education at an early-career level proves to be advantageous and aids in effective learning. Additional potential overarching research questions the Engineering Education research community could contribute to solving include  How can online, remote, or virtual educational environments be designed to harness best practices in active learning developed for residential

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue Engineering Education; Tara C. Langus, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering fos- ter or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Perkins, North Carolina State University; Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University; Marissa A. Tsugawa, University of Nevada, Reno; Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Cheryl Cass, SAS Institute

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

include student development of identity and motivation in graduate engineering environments and understanding creativity in engineering design processes.Mr. Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno Derrick Satterfield is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education and Chemical Engineering at the Uni- versity of Nevada, Reno. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in May 2017, and plans to pursue a career in academia in the future. His research interests are in graduate student attrition rates within academia, engineering identity development and the factors that influence decision making on persistence.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Robinson, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno

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Pre-College Engineering Education

engineering at these grade levels has been shown to predictfuture college majors and possible careers in engineering [4]. To meet the demand for moreengineers, we sought to understand how summer camps, five days in length, influenced studentinterest in engineering and engineering identity. Building engineering interest in middle and high school, before students enter college, isbest achieved by exposing students to engineering related tasks and learning activities [5]. Withthe adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards by some states, but not all, educators nowhave a framework for implementing and building engineering activities into their classroomexperiences [6]. However, there are indications that engineering is underutilized in K-12

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PCEE Resource Exchange

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abeera P. Rehmat, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marissa Christina Owens, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Pre-College Engineering Education

to weather and climate. Students in third grade learnedabout weather, climate, weather patterns, and various hazards associated with weather. Then theyapplied their learned knowledge and the engineering design process to design a tornado proofstructure. As a cumulative experience of this lesson students were provided an opportunity tovisit a local news station, meet a meteorologist, and learn about climate data.Activity Students attended a STEM class for one hour every week for sixty minutes. This classwas a required special just like art or music. It was designed to expose students to theengineering design process, careers in engineering, and integrated STEM units based on statestandards. It was in this class that students

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Erwin; Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Colin Potts, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ellen Zegura, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr Wendy C. Newstetter is theAssistant Dean for Educational Research and Innovation in the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech.Prof. Colin Potts, Georgia Institute of Technology Colin Potts is Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Professor of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. As Vice Provost he is responsible for academic support, career advising, the integration of curricular and co-curricular programs, community engagement, curricular planning and the Honors Program. His research areas are requirements engineering, software privacy, and professional ethics.Ellen Zegura, Georgia Institute of Technology Ellen Zegura is the Stephen Fleming

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephany Coffman-Wolph, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Grades Influencing Decision to 68% Yes, 32% No 81% Yes, 19% No Stay at WVU Tech People Discouraging Staying in 24% Yes, 76% No 20% Yes, 80% No College Top Three Campus Services Advising, TRIO, Tutoring Advising and TRIO (tied), Used TutoringTable 5: Summary of Themes for Female Students Encouragement to Pursue College Family (with a few citing faculty, career plans, and outside sources) Encouragement to Pursue Major Family, Faculty, Mentors, and Self People Discouraging

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Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Amy L. Kaleita, Iowa State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

therewas more than a 0.5 difference in average response on a 5-point Likert scale, the following wereobserved:  Hybrid-flipped (HF) students found the teaching style less effective (4.0 vs 4.8).  HF students felt more connected to their TAs (4.6 vs 3.7). This was the biggest between the groups. The TAs were different fall to spring, so it is hard to know if this was in part an effect of TA personality.  HF students found the programming tasks more meaningful (4.4 vs 3.8), less boring (1.6 vs 2.3), more helpful to their career goals (4.4 vs 3.8), and were less intimidated by the programming portion of the class (2.0 vs 2.5).  HF students felt less qualified for the engineering topics portion (4.2 vs 4.8

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Course Tools and Practices

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Julie Phelps, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

taught elementary grades in Missouri, Texas, and Colorado over a span of 17 years. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work In Progress: Impact of Exposure to Broad Engineering on Student PerceptionsIntroduction & MotivationThis work in progress paper primarily serves to introduce the structure and approach of arecently redesigned online course for undergraduate engineers. Future work to expandupon this initial exploratory paper is expected. The course aims to provide exposure to awide variety of core topics, as well as help students understand the “broad” skillsrequired for success in their future engineering careers. The content of the course iscontinually

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2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Rafic Bachnak; Susan Eskin; Dave Wirick

-prepared for college and have clear future career goals. This paper presentsthe results of a new two-week summer enrichment program that focuses on improving studentpreparedness for college, while promoting active learning through hands-on experiences andactivities. Students were introduced to various engineering disciplines through hands-onactivities that included topics in chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, computer science,electrical engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering. The program alsoincluded two field trips where students toured a science laboratory and a manufacturing plantthat employ scientists and engineers from different disciplines.IntroductionIn 2014, nearly 45% of incoming freshman undergraduates entered

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Track: Pre-college - Technical Session 3

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Darryl Dickerson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Delano White, The Gaskins Foundation

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Diversity, Pre-College

goal attainment.Mr. Delano White , The Gaskins Foundation c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Numeracy: Preparing Students for Success in Algebra Abstract Algebra has been universally accepted as a gateway skill. It is a bridge to high-level math course: Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus and Calculus. Students who take an Algebra course by the 8th grade are more likely to pursue careers in Engineering and other STEM fields. Students who take Algebra by the 8th grade will be able to take a Calculus course while in high school. Students who are exposed to Calculus in High School generally are more successful in their first-year mathematics courses in college. Algebra by

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2019 ERC

Authors

James A. Dodd

Investigator Program (YIP) Distribution A. Cleared for public release. 9 AFRL Opportunities for Faculty• S&T Fellowship Program (STFP) • Previously NRC Program • Associate and Senior Associates• Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP)• Small Business Tech Transfer (STTR) Distribution A. Cleared for public release. 10 AFRL Opportunities for Students• Awards to Stimulate and Support Undergraduate Research Experiences (ASSURE) • Piggybacks on NSF REU program• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG)• Science, Math, and Research for Transformation (SMART)• AFRL internship and career opportunities Distribution A. Cleared for public release. 11 AFOSR

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2019 ERC

Authors

Pamela Norris; Julie Martin; Heather Watson

• Spirituality See “Solving the Equation” by AAUW, 2015• Intimacy Communal versus Agentic Goals• Serving community • Power• Working with people • Recognition• Altruism • Achievement• Helping others • Status• Connecting with others • Success• Serving humanity • Financial reward• Attending to others • Self direction• Caring for others • Mastery• Spirituality • Demonstrating skill• Intimacy • Competition See “Solving the Equation” by AAUW, 2015Perceived Communal and Agentic Goal Fulfillment, by Type of Career

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2019 ERC

Authors

Joan S. Cleveland

.• The Vannevar Bush Science & Engineering Faculty Fellowship (VBFF) (managed by Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Basic Research Office) provides extensive, long-term financial support to distinguished university faculty and staff scientists and engineers to conduct unclassified, basic research/”blue sky” on topics of interest to DoD. Goal: publish FOA in Jun; proposals due in Dec. or Jan. Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release 8 ONR Young Investigator Program (YIP)• Support the best and brightest early-career academic researchers whose scientific pursuits show outstanding promise for supporting the Department of the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A Gatz, Stony Brook University; Angela M. Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica F. Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

adapted from Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (a = .77). A multiple regressionanalysis was used to predict achieving success in their major career from leisure time spent withwomen in STEM majors, having many friends studying in their discipline, confidence incompleting a science/engineering degree, impact of high school coursework, and not having togive up extracurricular activities. The multiple regression was significant, F(5,48) = 9.82, p

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ozgul Yasar-Inceoglu, California State University, Chico

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Mechanical Engineering

applications would be helpful to prepare them fortheir career[6]. Engineering graduates, especially in Northern California, with a knowledge ofnanofabrication and characterization techniques will be advantaged in job search, be betterprepared for handling tasks if they join a high-tech industry, and may be more motivated foradvancing their knowledge and skills in a nano-related field. In addition, Nanotechnology is aneffective way to introduce students to interdisciplinary sciences[7]. Therefore, in order tointroduce nanoscience and nanotechnology to undergraduate Mechanical and MechatronicEngineering students, an upper-level elective course, Nanoscale Science and Engineering MECH430, has been designed and added to the Mechanical and Mechatronic

Conference Session

Around the Water Cooler: Ideas and Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicolas Ali Libre, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Stuart Werner Baur, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Mark Fitch, Missouri University of Science and Technology; William Eric Showalter P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Civil Engineering

manager of Materials Testing lab at Missouri S&T, teaches mechanics of materials and develops digital educational resources for the engineering students. He had the opportunity of leading several scientific and industrial research projects and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. Over the span of his career, Dr. Libre authored and co-authored 3 chapter books, 17 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 60 conference papers. He has advised and co-advised 8 gradu- ate students and mentored over 30 undergraduate students. He has collaborated with scholars from several countries, including Iran, China, Slovenia, Canada, and the US. He also served as a reviewer for 6 journals and a committee member of 5