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Joint Technical Session: Engineering Leadership Development Division and Engineering Management Division

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J. Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD), Engineering Management Division (EMD)

of Virginia.Dr. Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University Meg Handley is an Associate Teaching professor and Director Undergraduate Programs for Engineering Leadership. Meg completed her PhD in Workforce Education at Penn State, where she focused on inter- personal behaviors and leadership for early-career engineers. She teaches engineering leadership and an engineering leader coaching course. Her research focuses on coaching skills, inclusive leadership, and career development.Dr. Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso An Associate Professor at The University of Texas at El Paso, Dr. Meagan R. Kendall is a founding member of the Department of Engineering Education and Leadership. With a background in

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Mentoring, Case Study of Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Identity Dilemmas, Cultural Homelessness and Intersectionality, and Transfer Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olukemi Akintewe, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

rate is still low due to factors like lack of confidence, self-efficacy, and their definition of success. Mentoring plays an important role in college successdepending on the mentor’s level of self-efficacy, cultural responsiveness, and the process formatching mentors to mentees (surface or deep-level similarities). An effective mentorshipstructure supports the mentee’s growth and development by using multiple mentors for academic,career, and psychosocial support functions.For the mentees, a buy-in on the mentor’s credibility is necessary to understand the mentor’smotivation for sharing information and experiences. Could similar social and cultural identitiespromote trustworthiness in female engineering students? For mentees from

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Tran Duong Nguyen, Kennesaw State University

in Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Digital Twin (DT), focusing on Sustainable design and energy efficiency. Another study he has started is developing performance certification techniques for sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy & atmosphere, materials & resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation, and design. Additionally, Tran is an energetic graduate teaching assistant with a Master of Science in Construction Management program at Kennesaw State University. He will continue his academic career as a Ph.D. student in Fall 2022 in Building Construction at the Georgia Institute of Technology from Fall 2022. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022

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Computers in Education 7 - Modulus 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Fitratullah Khan; Liyu Zhang; Hansheng Lei

. • Collaboration with local schools to create pipeline to the degree. • Support activities to ensure the creation of a close-knit community with national peer to peer connections. • Support activities to promote and develop soft skills among participants including leadership, communications skills, and teamwork. • By presenting our efforts, we hope that other institutions who are considering expanding their programs of study can benefit from our experience by adopting best practices while avoiding pitfalls.Keywords:Cyber Security, Cyber Security Education, Collaborative Degrees, Career Pathways, NISTIntroduction and MotivationAs cyber security is becoming an integral part of every business and personal digital asset, thedemand for

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Admissions, Transfer Pathways, and Major Selection

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Lovely, University of Kentucky; Matthew Sleep, University of Kentucky

class for freshmen coming into theCollege. The content of both courses was related to the engineering disciplines offered in theCOE, study skills, basic communication skills, and content around three of the EngineeringGrand Challenges. The transfer students provided feedback indicating they were not gainingmuch from the course because they’d already learned those skills at their previous institutions orfrom high school, and they already knew what major they wanted to study[7]. The course wasreworked for the Spring 2017 semester to include career readiness topics to help them find co-ops and internships, as well as more hands-on experience in Microsoft Excel. This iteration ofEGR 112 was much better received, however, the transfer students were

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WIED: Activities and Programs

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

include fostering STEM enthusiasm, and technology innovation.Suzanne Zurn-birkhimer (Associate Director) Dr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer has spent her career diligently working towards broadening participation of women and underrepresented groups in STEM fields. She is the Associate Director of the Purdue University Women in Engineering Program where she leads retention efforts and conducts research around female student success. She manages the undergraduate and graduate mentoring programs that reach over 700 students annually and teaches two Women in Engineering seminar courses. She also holds a courtesy Associate Professor appointment in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences where she teaches

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared Ashcroft, Pasadena City College; Billie Copley, Micro Nano Technology Education Center; Peter Kazarinoff, Portland Community College; Neda Habibi, University of North Texas; Mel Cossette, Edmonds College

and Career Knowledge Network (NACK) 2) Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME) 3) Northeast Advanced Technological Education Center (NEATEC) 4) Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link)In collaboration with leadership from these Centers, the Micro Nano Technology EducationCenter (MNT-EC) was established and managed by Pasadena City College, an Aspen Prize forCommunity College Excellence finalist in 2017 and 2019, along with a leadership team of othercommunity college partners with substantial experience in micro nano technician education andin administration of NSF ATE programs and centers. In total, the leadership team has beenawarded and managed twelve ATE grants. Each member was chosen based on their

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Carter, College of Dupage; Cory Dicarlo; Susan Fenwick; Marcia Frank, College of Dupage; Richard Jarman, College of Dupage

summer research programs and travel for five STEM students per year. In addition to the purely financial support, the selected students received the support of aStudent Success Coach. The Success Coach was a half-time employee completely dedicated tomonitoring and supporting these 20 to 24 students.Support provided by the Coach included:  Student support services: Provides proactive individualized academic advising and career support through case management and coaching  One-on-one meetings: both electronic and in-person  Academic monitoring: the use of mid-term grade sheets or electronic records to monitor progress; mandatory meetings with the coach before dropping any classes  Resource guides: on career exploration

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2005 GSW

Authors

Wayne N.P. Hung; V. Jorge Leon

has to rank hundreds or thousands of resumes to shortlist fewcandidates from either domestic or overseas universities. Educational institutions, therefore,should be proactive to response to industrial needs to ensure a good fit between their graduatingengineers and the global industry.Students normally will consider future employment prospect before choosing their careers andschools. Because of the high rate of engineering lay off in the US, bright students might avoid atechnical career and might choose non technical fields such as medical, law, or business.Forward looking educational institutions, therefore, should have attractive and quality programsto attract top students and almost guarantee employment to their graduates.Bridging between

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Polasik, Campbell University

computational methods vary based on intendedmajor early in an engineering student’s academic career. Ultimately, it is hoped that this studycan inform future studies related to what types of interventions might benefit students.IntroductionLearning to use computational tools is often difficult for engineering students. When thesecomputational tools require classic “programming” aspects such as a text-based interface and theuse of logic and syntax, assigned tasks can become particularly demanding and frustrating. Evenso, the skills associated with using computers to automate, simulate, and model differentengineering problems is increasingly critical for students and practicing engineers. For thepurposes of this study, “computational tools” are defined

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2004 GSW

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren

. The department isinterested in skill levels, expectations of the program, motivation for entering theprogram and how they found out about the program. All of this information is importantfor use in retention studies. The second survey that student receive is at the end of theintroductory engineering course. At this point in their career they have been introducedto the profession and the department, to include some familiarization with ABETevaluation and what accreditation means for the program. The EGOs are evaluated basedon how the student feels the course accomplished its tasks. Obviously, the students havehad only one course and one course alone is not able to accomplish all the outcomes. Thenext student survey is at the end of the

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista Dulany Chisholm, University of Florida; Olivia Lancaster; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Materials Science and EngineeringAbstractExperiences and opportunities in computer science allow students to build positive associationswith STEM and STEM careers. There is a need to provide students with opportunities incomputational and design thinking at a young age to increase interest and engagement in thecomputer science field. The Goldberg Gator Engineering Explorers (GGEE) is a donor-fundedsummer program designed to provide no-cost computer science-based experiences tounderrepresented middle school students to support the K-12 pipeline. The 2022 GGEE programwas held in six school districts across Florida and hosted over 110 students in 8 programsessions. The programs were four full-day or eight half-day sessions, depending on the

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ishita Tandon; Vitali Victorovitch Maldonado, University of Arkansas; Megan Wilkerson, University of Arkansas; Amanda Walls; Raj R. Rao, University of Arkansas; Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

invited talk. Ishita served as the finance chair of the Graduate Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and was the co-founder and president of the Biomedical Engineering Department Graduate Students’ Organization. Her career objective is to pursue translational biomedical research in academia. Her leadership goal is to inspire and uplift women who lack opportunities for education, self-development, growth, and leadership.Mr. Vitali Maldonado, University of Arkansas Vitali is a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering.Ms. Megan Wilkerson, University of Arkansas Megan is a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering.Ms. Amanda Walls

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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference

Authors

Shantanu Gupta, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Jiansen Wang, Purdue University

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Diversity

countries, cultures, and academicbackgrounds.The motivation to recruit diverse teams may be summarized as being prompted from thesequestions: Why study an academic discipline that leads to careers in a global arena and notexperience working with people with experiences unlike you own? Why come to the US to studyand have this rich mixture of students with varying perspectives and not take advantage of theopportunity to work in diverse teams? How can the course projects address complex problems andprovide teams that are more similar to industry (and research) teams? How can this project meetthe ABET and AABI needs? The achievement of this is much easier said than done. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 2022

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Rajpal S Sodhi, NJIT

created newelectric vehicles, developed renewable energy sources, and have built a new globalcommunications network that is connecting people worldwide. Engineers are held to highstandards with their work, certainly higher than most other careers. But they should also beheld to high ethical standards, to ensure all their work does not harm people. Engineers arenow responsible for functioning of the whole world on a minute-to-minute level. Theymake the airplanes which fly all over, schedule our trains, make communications systemsand build the computers and their software to run our schools, hospitals, businesses andgovernments. They build the security that keeps our data safe from hackers. The role ofengineers is very important with profound

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Rajpal S Sodhi, NJIT

Paper ID #36225Training Middle and High School Teachers in Introducing Science andEngineering to StudentsProf. Rajpal S Sodhi, NJIT American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Training Middle and High School Teachers in Introducing Science and Engineering to StudentsAbstract:Students enrolled in elementary and secondary schools, who want to pursue a career inscience and engineering need a realistic introduction to these topics through hands onand meaningful experiments not normally available in schools. Author has developed aworkshop on Energy and Machines

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Technical Session 1 - Paper 3: Online and Global Education in Engineering: Building a Strategic Case for Placed-based Learning

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Natasha B. Watts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Visual Communication and Computer Information at Hazard Community and Technical College. Watts began her career at Appalshop, a non-profit media arts center located in the coalfields of Eastern Kentucky, serving as a director, educator, filmmaker, and youth media trainer. For the last ten years, her work has focused on placed-based visual learning and distance learning methodologies to facilitate rural classroom equality. Watts is passionate about distance learning, accessibility, and Appalachia. She believes there is a classroom for everyone. Natasha has a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcasting and Electronic Media, with a minor in Appalachian Studies from Eastern Kentucky

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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Emily Spayde, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Dustin Spayde

University of West Virginia University of West Virginia Morgantown, WV 26506 Morgantown, WV 26506 robin.hensel@mail.wvu.edu emily.spayde@mail.wvu.edu Dustin Spayde Lane Innovation Hub University of West Virginia Morgantown, WV 26506 dustin.spayde@mail.wvu.eduAbstractEngineering technologists can help bridge a gap between engineers and technicians/operators inindustry. To prepare for careers, engineering technologists benefit from having extensive hands-on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John R. Reisel P.E., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Wilkistar Otieno, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Christine Beimborn, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the math and science courses and lower-level engineering courses allhave tutoring available in the center. Faculty and teaching assistants are required to have officehours, and students can seek out additional help from faculty and TAs during these hours. As forstudent organization participation, CEAS has numerous student chapters of professionalorganizations as well as special-interest student organizations involving engineering disciplines.The university also has other special interest student organizations. Students in the PECSprogram as encouraged to take advantage of all these opportunities.The activities available only to PECS program students are designed to give students an addedbonus to help them prepare for their careers (making the

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The Curriculum at Two-year College's Engineering Technology and Engineering Transfer Programs

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marilyn Barger P.E., FLATE, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center; Lakshmi Jayaram, Inquiry Research Group LLC

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

Paper ID #33930Students Talk: The Experience of Advanced Technology Students atTwo-Year Colleges during COVID-19Dr. Marilyn Barger P.E., FLATE, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center Dr. Marilyn Barger is the Director of FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center a part of the FloridaMakes Network, and previously funded by the National Science Foundation. FLATE serves the state of Florida as its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into techni- cal career pathways; has produced award-winning curriculum design and reform for secondary and post- secondary Career and

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vibhavari Vempala, University of Michigan; Jacob Frederick Fuher, University of Michigan; Heydi L. Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jeremiah Ogunbunmi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering from the University of Michigan.Mr. Jacob Frederick Fuher, University of Michigan Jacob Fuher is an engineer working in the automotive industry. His academic and research interests in- clude Data Analysis, Optics and Network, Communication and Information Systems, as well as education. He plans to further explore engineering education research throughout his career. Jacob Fuher has earned a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Michigan and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Electrical Engineering at Purdue University.Ms. Heydi L. Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology Heydi Dominguez is a fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Lauren A. Griggs, Pennsylvania State University; Ryan Scott Hassler, Pennsylvania State University; Mark William Johnson, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus; Michael Kagan, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz Campus; Peter J. Butler, Pennsylvania State University; Tonya L. Peeples, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Griggs explored novel techniques to investigate the intersection of diabetes and breast cancer progression. Dr. Griggs is now an Assistant Teaching Professor, Director of the Multicultural Engineering Program and Director of the Clark Scholars Program at Penn State University. In this role, Dr. Griggs drives initiatives to improve the recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups pursuing degrees in engineering and strives to foster a welcoming environment that celebrates culture and inclusion. Her passion lies in working directly with students, serving as an advisor, inspiring others through meaningful career discussions and helping others to gain confidence as well as succeed in their chosen degree fields.Dr

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University; Jennifer D. Moss, Emporia State University; Jose M. Garcia, Purdue University; John H. Lumkes, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

another fluid power course and students reported that they felt theirunderstanding and interest both increased due to the activities [9]. In yet another course,students completed interactive, competitive, and ungraded activities in class to enhance theirlearning of fluid power. Faculty involved in this course reported observing enhanced learning inthis redesigned classroom climate [10]. These studies and others demonstrate that methods existto increase learning and interest in fluid power at the undergraduate level [11].Exposing students to fluid power and engaging students in related activities in middle school orhigh school is important to increasing the number of trained workers in later years, as studentsbegin to choose career pathways during

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Engineering Technology Capstone Projects

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Kevin Myles, Texas A&M University; Zach N. Adelman, Texas A&M University; Madhav Erraguntla, Texas A&M University; Mark A. Lawley, Texas A&M University; Eun Jung Kim, Texas A&M University; Joseph Louis Burgi; Kevin Price, Texas A&M University; Keith Fritz, Texas A&M University; Dakotah Hawke Stalcup; Zhihao Pan, Texas A&M University; Zachary Stokes, Texas A&M University ; Blaine Wilson Harris, Texas A&M University; Fernando Aguado, AIM-N; Carter B. Wheat, Texas A&M University; Jonathan Gavlick, AIM-N; Maxwell Macauley Martin; Hunter Street, Texas A&M University; Sungkeun Kim; Xuan T. Dang

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Engineering Technology

Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition3. Do you think Capstone will be beneficial to your current or future career? Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree N/A 5 4 3 2 1 04. Do you think the organization of the three capstone teams for the mosquito research themeseffective? Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree N/A 5 4 3 2 1 05. Did COVID-19 affect your capstone project Strongly agree Agree

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Technological and Engineering Literacy-Philosophy of Engineering (TELPhe) Division Technical Session 3 / Perspectives on Advances in Promoting Technological Literacy

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jayanta Kumar Banerjee, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

into a totally new and novelworld of academic freedom! The student needs the “touch of a helping hand” of a senior professor whocan instill enough confidence and security in the heart of a newcomer. Without this helping hand thereis no mastery learning [10].The same is true when the student in the final year, finishing capstone courses, and needs professionalorientation from an experienced faculty member regarding the onset of a lifelong career path in future.This is not only on the technical gadgets but also a focus on the difference between the academia andthe industries in relation with time management, safety factors and cost analyses. A command andhence a control on each of these areas can only be achieved through mastery learning.The

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Catherine E. Douglas, University of California, Los Angeles; Scott Brandenberg, University of California, Los Angeles; Anabella Gonzalez

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #33635NSF BEATS – Creating an Academic Innovation Ecosystem to Drive StudentSuccessMs. Catherine E. Douglas, University of California, Los Angeles Catherine Douglas currently serves as the Director of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering’s Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity (CEED) Program. For over twenty years she has worked on the pre-college and undergraduate levels to prepare students to pursue and succeed in STEM based majors and careers. She received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Norfolk State University and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from Hofstra University.Scott

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lorelie Imperial, University of Florida; Corey Payne; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida; Maria Korolev, University of Florida; Philip J. Brucat, University of Florida; Chang-Yu Wu, University of Florida

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

potentialway to address this issue and our NSF-funded IUSE project (DUE-1625378) has produced onesuch example as a career-forward, project-based approach to laboratory for general chemistry.Our curriculum involves teams of students working on Design Challenges (DCs) (Figure 1),which are scaled-down, developmentally appropriate versions of the National Academy ofEngineering’s Grand Challenges [7]. For example, students are tasked with recommending asubstance, concentration and volume for sequestering 5.0 gigatonnes (GtC) of CO2 for areservoir that Pacific Gas & Electric would submerge beneath the ocean floor. Using a chemicalsystem composed of CO2 from breath and alkaline solutions, they use a probe to measure theCO2, consider potential

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Henriette D. Burns, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

activitiescenter, occasionally stopping in, especially if the girls were rambunctious. Ava’s father workedas security at the center and Katie’s grandfather often volunteered (Ava and Katie arepseudonyms). The families who came to the activities center were acquainted with each and withstaff. In addition to improved self-efficacy and lessened fear of failure in the girls, ourrelationships with families improved by attending and creating additional events. For example, Icreated a group called Women of Color in STEM. Female STEM professionals visited us andshared their personal and career journeys. The event significantly added and diversified the girls’STEM Career Interest. One girl changed her career goal from “teacher,” to “aeronauticalengineer.” Our

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenechukwu Churchill Mbanisi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Purvi Shah, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gbetonmasse B. Somasse, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Dhvani Gangadia, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Walter Towner, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Torbjorn S. Bergstrom, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, 2021 Preparing the Next Generation Advanced Manufacturing Workforce using Collaborative Robots and Experiential Learning (Work in Progress)AbstractThe widening skills gap and shrinking workforce in advanced manufacturing is a critical national problem.One solution is to open the minds of schoolchildren to the joy of robotics in manufacturing to stir theirenthusiasm, with a larger goal of generating future career interest. This paper describes the application andassessment of a 7-week long after-school experiential learning program using collaborative robots thatintroduced 16 middle school students from underrepresented and underserved groups to robotics andadvanced manufacturing. Through pre- and post-surveys, students reported

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Grace Lynn Baldwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Sarah Larose, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

college that incorporated several positivefactors of success identified by the Gallup Index [6]. The RS program worked to create anurturing and supportive environment for the students, similar to that provided by smallerengineering departments. The authors discuss the academic culture in Agricultural & BiologicalEngineering (ABE) and how it was a useful model when crafting a program for low-SESstudents [7]. All students were initially enrolled in the Exploratory Studies (ES) program, whoseaim is to help students determine a major that suits their career goals. The students then can worktoward their goal with necessary classes before they are able to move into the desired major.The RS structured pathway through the institution began the summer