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Architectural Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stan Guidera

belong to A but not to B [11]. (Figure 1.) In addition to Constructive Solid Geometry, 3D CAD applications include the ability tocreate complex solid-based geometry by sweeping two-dimensional shapes and projections [12].These extrusions and swept solids, such as a revolution or linear sweep of a planar face, can alsobe used in Boolean operations. Constructive solid geometry (CSG) uses trees (CSG Trees) totrack the operations on the building block primitives. Conceptually, objects that compose theCSG tree are represented with the root of the tree defining the object, the terminal branches or Page 10.228.2“Proceedings of the

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First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Kidd; P. Paxton Marshall

a structured approach to the design process,while allowing the students an opportunity to achieve a substantial and rewarding endproduct. The aim is to provide open-ended projects that develop students’ engineeringskills and also allow them to see more directly the connections between engineering andthe larger society around them. Collaborations with fine arts departments provideengineering students the opportunities to address social issues, while developingcreativity and technical skills. This paper describes a collaboration with the Dramadepartment to create special effects for student-written and directed plays.Introduction Engineering is fun. Well, at least it’s supposed to be. Unfortunately, many first-year engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King; Lloyd Massengill; Joel Barnett; Donald Kinser; Andrew Dozier

Session 3125 Development of a Joint BME, ME, and EE/CE Senior Engineering Design SeminarPaul H. King, Ph.D., P.E., Donald L. Kinser, Ph.D., P.E., Joel Barnett, Ph.D., Lloyd Massengill, Ph.D., Andrew Dozier, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, 37235AbstractIn the spring term of 2003 the design instructors from the departments of BiomedicalEngineering (PK), Mechanical Engineering (DK, JB) and Electrical and ComputerEngineering (LM, JB, AD) met to discuss the possibility of collaboration oninterdisciplinary design projects and the development of a common design lecture for allfour majors

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TYCD 2005 Lower Division Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Shanehsaz; Michael Qaissaunee

(ATE) national centers, two of the premier engineering schools in thecountry, magnet high schools in Monmouth County that focus on technology andcommunications curricula, and a regional leader in the wireless telecommunications industry, ismodifying its existing Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree program in ElectronicsEngineering Technology to integrate wireless communications and security, and creating modelAAS degree and certificate programs in wireless communications and security articulated fromhigh school through community college and to the university level. As an NCTT RegionalPartner, the project staff will implement similar programs throughout the region and generallycontribute to program development and improvement at

Conference Session

Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Gibson; Dorene Perez; Rose Marie Lynch

Best of Ten: Reengineering Makes Industry Meaningful in College Dorene Perez, Jim Gibson, Rose Marie Lynch Illinois Valley Community CollegeAn entrepreneurial project at Illinois Valley Community College immerses engineeringdesign and electronics students in reengineering over the entire course of their two-yeartechnical programs.The four-semester program brings freshmen engineering and electronics students into thecontinuous quality improvement loop in their first semester courses where they analyze andrecommend improvements on products previously designed and produced by student teams.In their second semester, the engineering and

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Dunbar

Session 2213Construction and Testing of a Pilot Scale Drinking Water Treatment Process Paul D. Dunbar*, Lori Morris+, and L. Yu Lin++*Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Paducah Extension Campus,Paducah, KY/+Ensafe Inc., Memphis, TN/++Christian Brothers University, Department of CivilEngineering, Memphis, TNAbstract This project was a senior design project for a civil engineering student. The project’sgoal was to build a cost-effective and energy efficient system to treat surface water on a pilotscale. Due to its relatively inexpensive costs and the safe nature of the project, this type ofproject can serve as an

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Meredith Aronson; Marie Reyes; Jeff Goldberg

Development Center (VDC) at the University of Arizona committeditself to increasing retention of women students through improving the quality of educationalexperiences. Our approach was to develop programming and coursework for cohorts of womenengineering undergraduates. We focus on opportunities both within and outside the curriculumspanning the 4 undergraduate years: in building community during the freshman year, and inbuilding commitment to engineering by focusing on community projects during the sophomore,junior, and senior years. At this point, we have implemented our junior and senior programs. Thebasic process starts with a 1-day "innovation workshop" led by facilitators from the Institute forWomen and Technology. Next we have a 1-semester

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Pietryga; Gregory Dick

documentation.This paper focuses on the third of these.The programming course at UPJ has always included programming projects. Nominally,one programming project is assigned each week. No assignment is made in those weeksduring which an exam is being administered. In the second half of the course moresubstantial projects are assigned; these may be intended for one and a half or two weeksduration. The result is that students typically complete about ten programming projects.Students submit a report documenting their experience with each project. The report Page 9.146.1includes: Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Weissbach; David Loker; Ronald Krahe

Session 1649 Remote Sensing with GPS Sensor and Cellular Modem David R. Loker, P.E., Ronald P. Krahe, P.E., Jeffrey Kirsch, Ted J. Yowonske, R. Joseph Cunningham, Joseph R. Petrovich Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractIn this paper, a remote sensing project is presented for a senior technical electivetelecommunications course in the Electrical Engineering Technology Baccalaureate Program atPenn State Erie, The Behrend College. There are several noteworthy characteristics of thisproject. First, the project used a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Judith Miller; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

PolytechnicInstitute (WPI) and the Worcester Public Schools (WPS) have formed a partnership to developtechnology/engineering curriculum materials for grades K-6 and to prepare teachers, who do notgenerally have a technical background, to implement them. The participants are WPI faculty,graduate fellows in engineering and science disciplines, undergraduate engineering and sciencestudents, and WPS elementary school teachers. This partnership is innovative because it is thefirst to address the Massachusetts technology/engineering frameworks in grades K-6.Project ObjectivesNSF has a longstanding interest in addressing pipeline issues in technical education, and thisprogram represents an opportunity to interest young children, especially girls andunderrepresented

Conference Session

Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Shaeiwitz

Session 3613 Observations on Forming Teams and Assessing Teamwork Joseph A. Shaeiwitz West Virginia UniversityIntroductionThere are two, well-known, conventional wisdoms regarding team formation. One is that teamsshould be assigned rather than self selected. Another is that white males dominate all teamfunctions; therefore, women and minorities should not be in the numerical minority on any team.In the Chemical Engineering Department at West Virginia University, students have been doingdesign projects in teams of 3 or 4 each semester in the sophomore and junior

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Belle Upadhyaya

material. The development anddemonstration of the web-based teaching material is focused on one of the modules usedin the college-wide course entitled Introduction to Maintenance Engineering. Themodule incorporates interactive course material, examples, PowerPoint slides, and videoclips of rotating machinery in operation.1. IntroductionIntroduction to Maintenance Engineering is one of the courses that was developedunder a National Science Foundation Combined Research Curriculum Development (NSF-CRCD) project at The University of Tennessee. This is presented as a distance educationcourse and consists of twelve modules. The course presents the principles of variousmaintenance technologies as they are practiced by the U.S. industry. The module

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas L. Jones; Bunny J. Tjaden

a major group design project of building a device to aid thedisabled was less than successful, from the students’ point of view. They wanted more complexand realistic projects. They also were impatient to obtain some “real engineering” experiencerather than waiting until their sophomore year [5]. When one considers that engineering studentsare generally among the most capable due to stringent entrance requirements, it seems reasonable Page 5.43.1that they are able to handle more challenging course content. The result of our evaluation of theprevious course model was a radical redesign of our course that included more hands-on, reality-based

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Harris; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

longerdominated by the steel industry. Manufacturers in the region now exhibit significant diversity inmaterials, processes, and technology thereby challenging the educational system that needs to bein place to prepare the regional workforce.At a time when manufacturers cannot recruit a sufficient number of skilled workers, there is asegment of the region's workforce that is under-employed and often working in the service andretail sectors for much lower wages. The projected retirement attrition rate of 5% per year in themanufacturing sector further exacerbates this situation. This disconnect in the deployment of theregional workforce was the impetus for an effort targeting the recruitment and education of thekind of workforce demanded by the region's

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caleb DeValve, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Department Head of the Department of Engi- neering Education at Virginia Tech. He is the Director of the Multi-University NSF I/UCRC Center for e-Design, the Director of the Frith Freshman Design Laboratory and the Co-Director of the Engineering First-year Program. His research areas are design and design education. Dr. Goff has won numerous University teaching awards for his innovative and interactive teaching. He is passionately committed to bringing research and industry projects into the class room as well as spreading fun and creating engage- ment in all levels of Engineering Education. Page 22.904.1

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Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon F. Bendall, San Diego State University, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education; Christina Deckard, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific; Clarisa E Bercovich Guelman, California State University, San Marcos; Nancy A. Taylor, San Diego County Office of Education; Adrienne Marriott, San Diego Science Alliance

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, andMathematics) education in the United States, and our city is not an exception. Many efforts onmany fronts are being made nationally and locally to meet this challenge. However, oneresource that is largely untapped is the vast pool of practicing STEM professionals. Althoughdiverse efforts to facilitate collaboration between STEM and education communities have madepositive impacts, only a small percentage of STEM professionals (hereafter STEMs), studentsand teachers have participated in these projects and few projects have enjoyed sustainability.Additionally, little research has substantiated the effects of the collaborations.WithfundingfromtheNationalDefenseEducationProgramviatheDepartmentoftheNavy,this project implemented a testable model for

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Thomas B. Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Salamah Salamah, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Beach Dr. Thomas B. Hilburn is a Professor Emeritus of Software Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronauti- cal University. He has also worked on software engineering research and education projects with the FAA, General Electric, Harris Corp, the MITRE Corporation, DOD, FIPSE, the SEI and the NSF. His current interests include software processes, object-oriented design, formal specification techniques, and curriculum development. He is an IEEE Certified Software Developer, SEI-Certified PSP Developer, and currently chairs the Curriculum Committee of the IEEE-CS Educational Activities Board and Planning Committee of the IEEE-CS Professional Activities Board.Salamah Salamah, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Mequanint A. Moges, University of Houston; Miguel Angel Ramos, University of Houston; Victor J. Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-2548: NSF GRANTEE PRESENTATION: CHALLENGES OF IM-PLEMENTING A PEER MENTORING PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STEMLEARNINGFarrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston Farrokh Attarzedeh earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1983. He is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Technology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Technology Program. He is a member of ASEE and has been with the University of Houston since 1983. Dr. Attarzadeh may be reached at FAttarzadeh@central.uh.eduDeniz Gurkan, University of Houston Deniz Gurkan received her B.S. (1996) and

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

integrates elements of entrepreneurship withengineering education and instills entrepreneurial mindset among engineering students; fostersinnovation and creativity in engineering disciplines; helps the students to develop business plansfor the entrepreneurial design projects and compete in the annual business plan competition, andpromotes new ventures creation. The program outcome is measured based on the percentage ofstudents impacted, faculty involvement, students’ participation in conferences, patents applied,commercial products developed, companies formed, and the feedback from graduating students.The students learning outcomes and their professional competencies are assessed using KEEN-TTI assessment tools.The expansion of this program through

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

, the University of Texas at El Paso, NewMexico State University, Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Texas State University-SanMarcos united efforts to create a regional network of researchers to advance knowledge inrenewable energy research and education. This paper introduces the BGREEN (BuildinG aRegional Energy and Educational Network) project and shows how industrial engineers at thedifferent participating institutions will benefit. BGREEN is a multi-disciplinary project whichpromotes collaboration among different universities, colleges, departments and a federal agency,the United States Department of Agriculture. This type of collaboration is fundamental since thescale and nature of energy challenges requires expertise from a wide

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise H. Bauer, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University; Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

in which capstone design courses differ between engineering programsis the type of design project students complete. There has been a recent trend for engineeringprograms to partner with industry to provide capstone design projects direct from the “realworld.” In 1994, industry projects accounted for approximately 59% of capstone design projectsin surveyed engineering programs, compared to 71% in 2005.4,8 Not only do these projectsenrich students’ appreciation of educational relevance, but they are also beneficial in establishingindustry ties to programs and encouraging faculty professional development.3 Industrysponsored projects present a number of drawbacks, however, including difficulty in findingprojects, determining an appropriate

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Wei Siang Pee, University of Central Oklahoma; Kevin Rada, University of Central Oklahoma; Devon Kelley Keith, University of Central Oklahoma; Dylan Bradley Miller; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Engineering Group in the Summer Bridge 2011Program designed and built an underwater ROV (remotely-operated vehicle) to performunderwater exploration of, for example, local ponds and lakes. The duration for the project wasfour weeks in July and the first part of the Fall semester. The students were given instruction in thebasic electrical and mechanical principles associated with the project, and introduced to a set ofcomponents that would be available in the completion of the project, through a sequence learningactivities that included lectures and laboratory exercises. Students were also given instruction onthe engineering design process paradigm. The separate elements of the course were integrated asthe students designed, constructed, tested, and

Conference Session

Methods of Teaching and Learning in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arundhati Ghosh, Arizona State University

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Construction

AC 2012-5422: VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTION + COLLABORATION LAB:SETTING A NEW PARADIGM FOR BIM EDUCATIONMiss Arundhati Ghosh, Arizona State University Arundhati Ghosh has a master’s in architecture and construction management and is a Teaching Assistant for the Project Management/BIM lab at ASU. Ghosh’s research interests include understanding the man- agement aspect of BIM and how it can be integrated with the workflow of a company. Ghosh like to run and bike. Page 25.1459.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Virtual Construction + Collaboration Lab

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Watkins; John Sullivan

Astronautics(Engineering) (AAE) has joined forces with the Aeronautical Technology Section (AOT) of theUniversity’s Department of Aviation Technology (AT) on experimental basis to provide seniorlevel students with a design/build/text experience in an interdisciplinary team environment. Thepaper identifies the two types of projects (specific objective and research) used in support ofinterdisciplinary activities. It describes previous projects and discusses some of the successesand difficulties experienced in pursuit of this effort. Industry’s reaction to these interdisciplinaryteam activities is discussed, as well as, future plans for the expansion of interdisciplinarydesign/build/test team projects.IntroductionPurdue University provides a unique

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Gilbert Wedekind; Christopher Kobus

Session 1566 Optimal Design of a Thermal Recuperator Gilbert L. Wedekind, Christopher J. Kobus Department of Mechanical Engineering Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309AbstractThis paper describes the final design project for the senior level Fluid and Thermal SystemDesign course, which is a precursor to the Capstone Design Project at Oakland University. TheFluid and Thermal System Design course is geared to taking students through the entiretaxonomy of the design process; from knowledge, comprehension and application, to analysis,synthesis and

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Davies; Leah H Jamieson; Laura A Guedelhoefer; Edward J. Coyle; James D. Jones

Session 1526 Engineering Education, Beyond the Books Laura Guedelhoefer, Jim Jones, Leah Jamieson, Ed Coyle, Patricia Davies Purdue UniversityAbstractThis paper will focus on the process and benefits students receive through practical manufacturingexperience. Included in the paper are two examples of small projects that can be completed in 1-2hours, yet still provide a valuable introduction to the machining process. The Purdue hammer project,which is produced in a sophomore introduction to mechanical design course, is a brass hammer with awood handle. Using hexagonal brass stock, the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Connell; David L. Batie

Session 2606 “Developing an Inter-School Internet Design/Build Class" David L. Batie, Ph.D., Eric Connell, Ph.D. East Carolina University / University of OklahomaAbstractAt a time when the design and construction industries are aware of the increasing use of theDesign/Build project delivery strategy, there is little attention to its implementation in architecturalor construction management programs as a classroom experiment. East Carolina UniversityDepartment of Construction Management and the University of Oklahoma Department ofArchitecture began

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth J. Soda

a MOSIS fabrication cycle and process timetable an educator mustmaster to effectively use this wonderful tool.The MOSIS Service Since 1981, the MOSIS has provided a low cost method through which integrated circuitprototyping can be accomplished. Today over 5,000 users from industry, government andacademia choose among the eight MOSIS brokered process technologies offered by fourcommercial vendors. Originally created through a collaboration between the Defense AdvanceResearch Projects Agency (DARPA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), MOSIS hasbecome an important vehicle for integrated circuit research and development. The integration of a MOSIS brokered fabrication cycle into undergraduate education ispossible only

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Klaus Wuersig

much like one thatis produced in the market place gives meaning to an exercise and now it is very important tolearn all about the theory associated with the product. Therefore any projects that are assignedshould have as much reality associated with them as possible.Now the instructor becomes acoach , a mentor, a project engineer that guides each individual student to produce within acertain timeframe this product that has his or her name on it. Learning has become an activeprocess, where theory and hands on activity reenforce each other. Page 3.525.1 1

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah L Rodriguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Taylor Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Yeny Jimenez, Miami Dade Community College; antonio delgado

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

several large-scale interdisciplinary research projects focused on institutional environments and STEM identity development are sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Kapor Center. In recent years, she was selected as an Early Career Awardee and Faculty Fellow with the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and a NASPA Emerging Faculty Leader. She also received the Barbara Townsend Early Career Scholar Award by the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) and gave the distinguished ASHE-CAHEP Barbara Townsend Lecture. To learn more about her current projects, visit http://sarahlrodriguez.com/Taylor Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University