Conference Session

Technical Session M1

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Madison Jeffrey, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Mark Mills, UM, Center for Academic Innovation

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Works In Progress

swayed by characteristics andperceptions of students, instructors must approach the practice with a complete understanding ofwhat those ratings reflect. Establishing best practices for peer assessment in how it is conducted,determining the subject matter, and how it is reviewed is integral to the growth of small learningpractices and its positive impacts on the student experience.References[1] M. Donia, T. O’Neill, & S. Brutus. (2018). The longitudinal effects of peer feedback in the development and transfer of student teamwork skills. In Learning and Individual Differences, 61, 87-98.[2] C. Brooks & J. Ammons. (2003). Free riding in group projects and the effects of timing, frequency, and specificity of criteria in peer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

AC 2009-992: ENHANCEMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING IN EXPERIMENTALDESIGN USING VIRTUAL LABORATORIESMilo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels.Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech; Janice L. Hall, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #16350Privatization of Public Education: Lessons from New Orleans for Engineer-ing Education in K-12 and BeyondDr. Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech Donna Riley is Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Mrs. Janice L. Hall, Virginia Tech I am a doctoral student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. I have B.S. and M.S. degrees in biolog- ical and bio-medical engineering respectively. It was through my participation in extracurricular activities and my experience as a graduate teaching assistant I found my passion for engineering education. My research interests include broadening participation and

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

the lens of Golde and Walker’s(2006) Stewardship framework. Although service and outreach are not tenets of the three arms ofStewardship as proposed originally by Golde and Walker, we find that they are integral parts ofall three tenets of Stewardship. As part of a larger NSF-funded study on the preparation ofengineering doctoral students, interview data from 40 Ph.D.-holding engineers in a variety ofcareers indicate that practicing engineers identify strong linkages between their engineeringexpertise and outreach, service, and the broader impacts of their work. This research will help toprepare new engineering faculty for the expectations of service based on the paths of priorgenerations of engineers and engineering educators.Background and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

engineering work, he is also a published freelance photographer who has works with local and international NGOs. Dr. Striebig was the founding editor of the Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development and an assistant editor for the Journal of Green Building. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2017 ASEE Annual Conference Building Life Cycle Assessment skills with GREET and SimaPro to engage students in analyzing the sustainability of biofuel alternativesSustainability is important in manufacturing, construction, planning and design. The concepts ofsustainability have been pigeon-holed into graduate

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie PhD, University at Albany-SUNY; Paul M. Schoch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

flipped classroom pedagogy and hands-on experimental practice promotes thehierarchy of student learning in groups. The paper concludes with a discussion of need forfurther research on faculty developmental patterns, how they are impacted by varied supports,and the need for more research on the role of student grouping and related outcomes.IntroductionInstructional processes and supporting curriculum in higher education STEM settings areundergoing rapid reform; institutions are now striving to match the needs of incoming students,the expectations of business and industry, and the requirements of technological advances. Newor refined pedagogy is now being implemented that reflects real-world problem solving; theemphasis in today’s STEM classroom is

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary D. Keller; Fred Begay; Antonio A. Garcia; Albert L. McHenry

counseling concerningpreparing for and applying to graduate programs.Faculty-Directed Individual and Group Undergraduate Student Research Projects: The goal of this program is to provide students with "hands on" opportunities to serve asapprentice researchers to a faculty member's research project which genuinely prepares them forfurther research at the graduate level. These projects have academic expectations for theparticipating underrepresented minority students above and beyond the ordinary expectations oftheir course work.LEVEL 2 (NON-INTENSIVE) ACTIVITIESSkill Building Workshops: Workshops are designed to increase student performance on the graduate record examination.These workshops sessions are a one-day experience providing guidance and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology; Jennifer Lynn Schlegel, Florida Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

., “The maker movement in education”, Harvard Educational Review, vol. 84, no. 4, pg. 495-565, 2014.12 Fairweather, J., “Linking Evidence and Practices in STEM Undergraduate Education, A Status Report for National Academies National Research Council Board of Sciences”, http://sites.nationalacademies.org/cs/groups/dbassesite/documents/webpage/dbasse_0726 37.pdf, Commissioned Papers, Evidence on Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Workshop 2 October 13-14, 2008.13 Kafai, Y., Fields, D., and Searle, K., “Electronic Textiles as Disruptive Designs: Supporting and Challenging Maker Activities in Schools”, Harvard

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Alka Sapat, Florida Atlantic University; David J. Terrell, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

a Master of Science in Computer Science from Florida Atlantic University in 2015 and has worked within the Engineering field since completing his degree. The objective of Mr. Terrell’s graduate research was to identify socioeconomic demographic risk factors impacting the life chances of minority groups within 100 of the top populated metropolitan areas in the USA. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017A Case-Study Approach to Interlink Humanities with Engineering EducationAbstract:We have developed an executable case-study approach to expose engineering students to socialand community issues. Undergraduate engineering students can team up with social sciencestudents to identify, analyze

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd M. Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Genisson Silva Coutinho, Purdue University, West Lafayette; M. D. Wilson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen R Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Office of Future Engineers, and a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University in the College of Engineering; his ”Pracademic” background combines rigorous research with practical experiences. Wilson started, sold, and consulted Fortune companies in the University-Industry entrepreneurial space for over twenty successful years. He earned a Bachelors of Science from the University of Massachusetts and a Masters from the University of Chicago; his broad research interests include Engineering Education, Network Science, and Modeling Human Sociometrics. Professor Wilson may be reached at wilsonmd@purdue.eduDr. Stephen R Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette Stephen R. Hoffmann is the Assistant Head of the School of Engineering

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Identity Technical Session 13

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

J. McLean Sloughter, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Mara Rempe, Seattle University; Katie Kuder P.E., Seattle University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Special Topic: Identity

 students who have been in the program for at least one year (i.e. sophomores, juniors, seniors, and transfer students who have been in residence at least one year). We would like to have an even distribution of students among our four academic programs: Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering.  We realize that each of these groups will still include a variety of intersecting identities, and in some cases some aspects of a student’s identity may not be emphasized in the conversations that ensue. Due to practical limitations on the number of students expected to be available for focus groups, these six groups were chosen as the best option to capture the population

Conference Session

Assessing Students and Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Nathaniel Bird, Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

AC 2011-8: MENTORING WITH INDEX CARDS: AN EARLY INTRO-DUCTION TO FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR NEW FACULTYJohn K. Estell, Ohio Northern University John K. Estell is a Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern Univer- sity. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His areas of research include simplifying the outcomes assessment process, first-year engineering instruction, and the pedagog- ical aspects of writing computer games. Dr. Estell is a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ACM, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon.Nathaniel Bird, Ohio Northern University Nathaniel Bird is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer

Conference Session

Minority Student Success

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annita Alting, Grove School of Engineering, The City College of the City University of New York; Feridun Delale, City College of the City University of New York; Joseph Barba, City College of the City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

research experienceThe impact of undergraduate research, including summer research experiences, has beenresearched extensively and the findings indicate a beneficial effect on intellectual, professionaland personal growth for students and increased job satisfaction and professional outcomes forfaculty1, 2. Students from under-represented groups in particular are thought to benefit from anundergraduate research experience, since they often experience less access to the informalmentoring and networking opportunities and the quality high school education that traditionalstudents enjoy. Participation in undergraduate research has proven to be an effective strategy toremedy such gaps in access for under-represented groups. A study on the impact

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

which support practices best support students in STEM majors totransfer to colleges and universities and how students’ creativity and propensity for innovationaffects such transfer persistence.[Portions of this paper in the review of the literature and research design have been reprintedfrom the 2015, 2016 and 2017 ASEE Poster Session Papers which provide preliminary materialfor the reader.]1,2Motivation and overviewThere is a critical need for more students with engineering and science majors to enter into,persist, and graduate from postsecondary institutions. Increasing the diversity in engineering andscience is also a profound identified need.3 According to national statistics, the largest groups ofunderrepresented minority students in

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 2: Advising & Mentoring

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelyn Rola, Southern Methodist University; Caitlin Anderson, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

student populations under consideration. Despite this, the PMP represents anoutlet for abundant future research related to best practices in supporting underrepresentedengineering students. The program’s structure allows for a snapshot of student engagementduring their first-year as a program participant, while also providing an opportunity forlongitudinal analysis as students progress through their academic careers. There are likewiseabundant opportunities to explore outcomes associated with being a peer mentor. To pursuequalitative analyses, we would like to conduct focus groups with members of the 2022-23mentee cohort to better understand how the program impacted their first year on campus.Eventually, we would also like to utilize quantitative

Conference Session

Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2008-154: THE ACADEMIC VALUE OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION: ALITERATURE REVIEWTylisha Baber, Michigan State University At the time this paper was written, Dr. Tylisha Baber was serving as a National Academies Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow. She earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Michigan State University. Tylisha’s dissertation focused on the design and implementation of a biomass conversion process for improving the fuel properties of biodiesel. She is currently an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at North Carolina A&T

Conference Session

Working Against Unjust Social Forces

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Desen Sevi Ozkan, Tufts University; Avneet Hira, Boston College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

introduceengineering students to the fundamental concepts of design and data science. This work offersa pedagogical resource that shows best practices for integrating the technical and socialdualism in engineering education. We contend that without this sociotechnical integration inengineering courses, engineering education will leave students to reinforce existing racial andenvironmental injustices rather than providing a critical understanding of the social, political, andeconomic context in which they will be engineers. While, no course is ever perfect and it isdifficult to include all the important concepts relevant to a course without overwhelming thestudents, we hope that asking for whom, with whom, and as whom provide an initiation forstudents to

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Sina Arjmand, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

involved in providing engineeringservices to communities who are in needs. Firstly, the benefit is for the community that is servedby students, and secondly, students are encouraged to connect and reflect how their educationconnects to their professional career. Through the experience students feel better about theiractions and understand the need and therefore the impact engineers have on a community. Thisencourages them to learn more about their chosen profession, and feel more confident about theirachievements. Also, students have a chance to practice and apply what they learn in class in areal project where they are exposed to the results of their design. The positive side of the servicelearning is at the end, the students are giving back to

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven de Haas; S.K. Ramesh; Preetham Kumar; Michael Fujita; Elizabeth Raley; Andrew Lindsay

. Experiments should show some current engineeringequipment and some should be of a nature to not need any technical equipment.One of the better experiments in the course is that of dropping rocks off a suspension foot bridgeand comparing the distance found by timing the drop compared to a measured distance. They areonly given the definitions of velocity and acceleration for analytical tools to work from. Thisencourages thinking and hopefully moves them away from formula dependency. The best part ofthis experiment is to ask them to design an experiment to prove their reasons for the error thatthey are often quick to give in the original experiment. This starts them on the path of some reallearning.Another good experiment is that of having students

Conference Session

Physical Models and Other Interactive Tools

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Page 11.207.14However, the real measure must take into consideration the start point of the participantsbefore ETW as shown in Figure 11. Upon comparison of the long-term results for each groupof participants, the delta between before and after for each category has been relativelyconsistent since the workshop started in 1999.The obvious result is that the exposure of ExCEEd participants to demonstrations ofexcellent teaching using physical models and practicing the use of physical models anddemonstrations by participants under the watchful gaze of a mentor is key. Some of thespecific comments by recent ExCEEd Teaching Workshop Graduates are: • Toys help me (the instructor) to see the concepts more clearly • I need one for every lesson

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Rebecca Kuntz Willits, University of Akron

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #28522Comparing Effectiveness of Peer Mentoring for Direct Admit andCollege-Ready FreshmenDr. Teresa J. Cutright, The University of Akron Dr. Cutright is a Professor of Civil Engineering at The University of Akron. She has a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with emphasis on environmental remediation techniques with over 20 years of experience conducting site assessments, soil characterizations and treatability studies for a variety of environmental contaminants. In addition she also conducts education research via an EPA education grant and a NSF Scholarships for STEM education. Most recently she

Conference Session

National and Multi-university Initiatives

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Edmond John Dougherty, Villanova University; Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Kenneth F. Bloemer, University of Dayton

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

developing countries. He also writes and does research in the areas of engineering ethics and engineering education.Edmond John Dougherty, Villanova University Edmond John Dougherty is a graduate of Villanova and Drexel universities. He is the Director of the Engineering Entrepreneurship program at Villanova University. He is also President of Ablaze Develop- ment Corp and a Founder of Wavecam Media. Ablaze provides electronic and software product design services. Wavecam designs, produces, and operates a number of aerial remote camera systems for sports and entertainment. He specializes in product design, engineering project management, artificial intelli- gence, and creativity. He was a key part of a team that won an

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2011-750: ”IT’S GONNA BE A LONG TRIP.”- A STUDENT’S EXPE-RIENCE WITH ENGINEERING ABROAD.Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Tiago Forin is currently a third year student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from Florida State University in ’06 and his Masters degree in Environmental Engineering from Purdue University in ’08. While in the School of Engineering Education, he works as a Graduate Research Assistant in the X-Roads Research Group and has an interest in cross-disciplinary practice and engineering identity development

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Johnson-Glauch; Mohsen Kivy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Emily Haykoupian, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

sequence of steps allowed the researchers to identify which parts ofthe design process students focus on and which need more focus in the engineering curriculum.Another area that is relatively unexplored in the design thinking literature is the incorporation ofdiscipline-specific activities that are related to design. Materials engineering as a discipline isdefined by two key ideas. One, there exists a relationship between structure, properties, andprocessing that we can take advantage of to ensure the best performance of a material. Two, wecan systematically select the best material for an application based on its properties. The latter iscalled materials selection. Materials selection can be taught using the Pugh Matrix or Ashby Plotapproach

Conference Session

First-Generation Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, First Generation

Paper ID #242182018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Understanding How Engineering Identity and Belongingness Predict Grit forFirst-Generation College StudentsDina Verd´ın, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dina Verd´ın is a Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering Education and M.S. student in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. She completed her B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at San Jos´e State University. Dina is a 2016 recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship. Her

Conference Session

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University; Kristin M. Sample-Lord, Villanova University; Joseph Robert Yost, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #18253Weaving Entrepreneurially Minded Learning Throughout a Civil Engineer-ing CurriculumDr. Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University Dr. Andrea L. Welker, PE, is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova University. Dr. Welker teaches a variety of geotechnical undergraduate and graduate classes. Her research focuses on the geotechnical aspects of stormwater control measures and the use of recycled materials in plastic pipes. In addition to teaching and performing research, she is the senior director of the Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Christopher Rowe

curriculum in the context ofengineering problem solving.The first major change involves the development of a module-based freshman course inengineering. In this course, students take a common module focused on engineering problemsolving and computing for seven weeks. The general module is taught in the context of datamanagement/analysis using different software packages. Based on these skills, discipline-specific modules were created for each engineering major offered at the Vanderbilt School ofEngineering (VUSE). The general module is followed by two self-selected four-week, discipline-specific modules that focused on a current event or area of research. Each discipline-specificmodule was designed in the context of problem based learning with a

Conference Session

Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin B Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

to seek employment and be employed inthe nuclear industry, labs, or research facilities after graduation for a period of time determinedby the length of time they received the NRC scholarships. This commitment was typically sixmonths of employment for every partial or full year of scholarship received.The second part involved the enhancement program. This part included student support activitiesto ensure continued student interest in the STEM fields and nuclear programs, talentdevelopment through STEM course support, such as tutoring, undergraduate researchopportunities, field trips that included visits to the collaborating institution and career fairs, andworking lunch meetings where the scholarship recipients came together. The

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. 4. Silverstein, David L., Vigeant, Margot, Visco, Donald, Woods, Donald, “How We Teach: Freshman Introduction to Chemical Engineering”, Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2010. 5. Silverstein, David L., Vigeant, Margot, “How We Teach: Kinetics and Reactor Design”, Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2011. Page 25.703.13Appendix A. Print version of online survey. Page 25.703.14UK College of Engineering Surveys - AIChE Best Practices in Teaching 2011 http

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Souhail Elhouar, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

Tagged Topics

Student Development

Paper ID #11074Preparing Engineers for Global ChallengesDr. Souhail Elhouar, Bradley University Dr. Elhouar is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction at Bradley University. He holds a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in structural engineering from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla- homa and a BSc in Building Engineering and Construction from the University Of Tunisia School Of En- gineering in Tunis (ENIT). He specializes in the analysis and design of industrial and non-industrial steel buildings and has been teaching steel design and other related courses for many years. His research inter- ests