Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University

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Mechanical Engineering

​ρ​, Specific volume ​v​, internal energy ​u​, and enthalpy ​h ​areintroduced. Water undergoing boiling at atmospheric pressure is used to demonstrate theexistence of mixture phase with liquid and vapor phases coexisting. The mixture quality ​x​ isdefined to quantify the extent of phase change. A ​T-v​ diagram, such as Fig. 1, is effective fordepicting the constant temperature phase change processes at different pressures, leading to thefamiliar vapor dome. This depiction is important to contextualize the property regions beforeintroducing the steam tables. Because the steam tables serve as the primary source for retrievingthe properties when solving problems, the ​T-v​ diagram is a convenient visual aid to highlight thediscrete regions that

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

degrees [2]. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, thesmall percentage of U.S. workers employed in fields related to science and engineering areresponsible for more than 50% of our sustained economic expansion [1]. To benefit our economyand society, our national priority should be on encouraging more students to study STEM.Unfortunately, the U.S. is trending in the opposite direction. In the early 1980’s, about 40 percentof the world’s scientists and engineers resided in the U.S. Today that number has shrunk to about15 percent [1]. The STEM Scholars monthly seminars focused on promoting the pursuit ofgainful employment, or graduate school and research in STEM. Developing essential and softskills training over the five-year period, as well as

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Lauren Woods

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Biomedical

teaching development(TD) programs is the Longitudinal Study of Future STEM Scholars (Connolly et al., 2016),which studied graduate students from three large institutions. The goal of this work was toanswer the question “What are the short- and long-term effects of TD programs on doctoralstudents’ teaching-related skills, knowledge, attitudes, and career choices?” The three mostimportant results are captured in the executive summary: “1) TD during the doctoral programhad positive, significant effects for all participants, including those who do not take positions inacademia after graduating. 2) Participating in TD programs during the doctoral program had noeffect on students’ time to degree completion, which was six years on average. 3) For

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Aerospace Engineering @ Texas A&M since 1/03. His research is focused on computational plasma modeling using spectral and lattice Boltzmann methods for studying plasma turbulence and plasma jets. His research has also included fluid physics and electric propulsion using Lattice-Boltzmann methods, spectral element methods, Weighted Essentially Non-Oscillatory (WENO), etc. Past research includes modeling single and multi-species plasma flows through ion thruster optics and the discharge cathode assembly; computer simulations of blood flow interacting with blood vessels; modeling ocean-air inter- action; reacting flow systems; modeling jet engine turbomachinery going unstable at NASA for 6 years (received NASA

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Geoff Knowles, Purdue University; Todd Kelley, Purdue University; Euisuk Sung, Purdue University; Jongseong Choi, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

students: Teachers 1. How confident are science and technology teachers in teaching an integrated STEM lessons and design activities? a. Does their confidence increase with TRAILS professional development? 2. What challenges do science and technology teacher identify when planning integrated STEM activities in rural school settings? Students 3. To what degree do students demonstrate learning of STEM content knowledge embedded within TRAILS lessons? 4. To what degree do students use 21st century skills when engaged in TRAILS lessons? 5. Does students’ confidence in learning STEM subjects increase after engaging in TRAILS lessons? 6. Does students’ interest in STEM careers change

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Milgram, Natl Inst for Women in Trades, Technology & Science (IWITTS)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Online Training reportedsuccessful outcomes in only eightmonths: Five of seven colleges startedenrolling an average of 4.8 more femalestudents in their targeted STEM coursesand six of seven colleges increasedfemale retention from an averagebaseline of 58 percent to 100 percent [1].The WTE Online Training wasdeveloped and introduced in 2012 duringthe NSF-funded CalWomenTech Scale Figure 1. WomenTech Educators Online Training System 1.0Up (CWTSU) Project (NSF #1102996; June 2011-May 2016) and further improved anddisseminated during the NOW Project. It is the WTE Online Training’s targeted, data-drivenapproach that helps institutions achieve successful outcomes in a short time period. The WTEOnline

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; LaDawn Partlow, Morgan State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

, organization, and delivery of several web based Electrical Engineering courses offered at Morgan State University. Her technical expertise includes, web-based learning, online course development, information management, systems integration, and 3-D simulation and modeling. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Impact of a Year-Round Out-of-School Making Program on Minority Middle School Boys (Work in Progress)IntroductionAfrican-Americans, Hispanics, and women are underrepresented in science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. As shown in Table 1, for the African-Africanpopulation, which is the focus of this paper, males are 5.6% of the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Aran W Glancy, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Elizabeth Gajdzik, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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and a middle school mathematics teacher at a Title 1 school in Waco, TX. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 PECASE: Implementing K-12 Engineering Standards through STEM Integration - An Executive Summary of the Products and ResearchIntroduction K-12 Engineering Education has risen to the forefront as engineering continues to gainstate-level and national attention (Moore, Tank, Glancy, & Kersten, 2015; NGSS lead states,2013; National Research Council [NRC], 2009; 2012). However, engineering at this level doesnot have the same extensive literature base that is seen at the post-secondary level or within otherdisciplines at the K-12 level

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murad Musa Mahmoud, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University; Max L. Longhurst, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

science teachers toparticipate in the project. Because of the intense nature of the activities by participants and thementorship required of program instructors (faculty, graduate students, and undergraduatestudent mentors), the participant pool is limited to 75 (60 students, 15 teachers), with a targetstudent to teacher ratio of 4:1.The summer program provides participants with direct, hands-on research experiences with topicareas of relevance to many minority populations, i.e., the environment, water quality, and urbanwater sustainability. These topic areas encompass several of the Grand Challenges identified byNational Academy of Engineering. Students and teachers learn about water and nutrient cycles,and urban impacts to water quality

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E Morgan, University of Southern Mississippi; Kimberly Lambert Wingo, The University of Southern Mississippi

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

materials. Teachers work in pairswith faculty and student researchers in efforts focused on addressing 21st century grandchallenges in engineering in three areas: (1) improved efficiency polymer solar cells, (2) highperformance polymers and composites from renewable feedstocks, and (3) environmental impactof synthetic materials in sea water.RET participants receive a stipend of $5000 for their summer research and receive an additional$1500 stipend during the school year for participation in planned activities. Additional fundswere made available for materials & supplies for implementation of the school activities and fortravel to the MS Science Teachers Association, American Chemical Society meeting and othertechnical/educational

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Mueller, Tufts University; David Alsdorf, Tufts University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

digital fabrication machines and maker spaces in schools can be used to teach pre-college students engineering.Mr. David Alsdorf, Tufts University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 MakerGames:   A  Board   Game   to   Help   Facilitators   Maximize   the   Educational  Potential   of   Project   Based   Learning   (Works   in   Progress)  I.   Introduction Teachers   are   looking   for   new   ways   to   bring   engineering   into   their   classes   as   they   adapt   their curriculum   to   include   new   content   from   the   next   generation   science   standards [1]   and   the   less tangible   “21st   century   skills” [2] .   Tufts   University   Center   for   Engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martina Margaret Moyne, University College Dublin; Maxwell Herman, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science; Conor Walsh P.E., Harvard University; Donal Padraic Holland, University College Dublin

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

and involves tackling open-ended, ill-defined problems. Design knowledge islargely procedural rather than declarative; students must learn to follow a methodical (top-down, breadth-first) process, while learning to adapt this problem-solving strategy in responseto the uncertainty inherent in design [1–3]. The appropriate balance between the flexible andmethodical aspects of design problem solving is highly context-dependent; it varies dependingon the type of project being undertaken, the students involved in the project, the resourcesavailable, and so on. This introduces challenges to project-based design education, in particularthe need for coaching and feedback tailored to the particular context of each student project.To provide such

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Danielle Newley, Sonoran Schools; Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada; Ezgi Yesilyurt, University of Nevada; Hasan Deniz, University of Nevada

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

)minorities in STEM. Authors used the DAET to examine fifth grade minority studentsengineering perceptions after the EiE unit, Making Work Easier, was accomplished by thestudents. The following research questions guided our study: (a) To what extent are fifth grademinority students’ perceptions of engineering changed after a unit of EiE curriculum? (b) Howdoes gender influence fifth grade students’ perceptions of engineering?MethodsParticipants in this study are enrolled in a Title 1, 100% free and reduced lunch, K-12 publiccharter school in the southwestern United States. This school is the most diverse in its districtwith students representing more than 15 different countries and languages. The 26 students inthis research sample consists of 13

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Payne, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College; Linda Lawson Payne, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College; Charles Richard Murphy, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

students in grades 9-12, and expanding the courseofferings in the computer engineering curriculum at OCtech to include robotics and automatedmanufacturing and sharing developed resources with K-12 institutions and other colleges.C. Results/AccomplishmentsThe accomplishments of each project are summarized in this section.1. Diverse Engineering Pathways: Curriculum Innovation and Best Practice forRecruitment, Retention and Advancement of Engineering Technology MajorsInitiatives under the Diverse Engineering Pathways Project embraced area students, K-12teachers and guidance counselors, college faculty and neighboring employers.Major results are: • As a result of the Diverse Engineering Pathways there were 1353 students in area high

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leanne Petry, Central State University; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; M. Suzanne Franco, Wright State University; Brett Doudican, University of Dayton; Ahsan Mian; Raghavan Srinivasan, Wright State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

-college engineering education. It isdesigned to promote workforce development in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) by intentional and purposeful engagement of grade K-12 educators in bothformal and informal learning environments as a means to increase reach and promote pre-collegeengineering education with a diverse number of students who in return are instilled with themindset to enroll, persist and graduate college with degrees in fields of science and engineering.The three specific goals or research topics for the RET programming are (1) to equip teacherswith the ability to transfer applied engineering research activities to their classrooms and developand disseminate new curriculum associated with these activities, (2

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Naderman, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Lori Wedig, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and a champion who has a career in a STEM field work with the student to provideencouragement throughout their time in the program, while answering questions about courses,careers, and future opportunities. They also work with the student to help establish SMART(specific, measureable, attainable, realistic, and timely) short-term, mid-level, and long-termgoals.Table 1 identifies minimal expectations provided by their connections; however, we encouragescholars to reach out as much as they need to receive adequate input and guidance. Table 1. Scholarship Program Connections Role Contributions Academic Advisor  Works with student, by recommending courses to map out a

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Richard Douglas Stock; Vanisa Turney

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

the culturally appropriate readingmaterials.IntroductionA child’s ability to read by the end of third grade is a critical predictor of their future successincluding high school graduation, earning potential and general productivity.1 Many states havepassed legislation requiring schools to identify at-risk readers and provide interventions to helpincrease the reading scores of these students.2, 3 For example, Ohio has the Third Grade ReadingGuarantee which requires that students achieve a minimum score on the Ohio AchievementAssessment (OAA) in order to advance to the fourth grade. Schools are using a variety ofdifferent intervention strategies to improve the reading skills of at risk readers. One suchstrategy is afterschool literacy programs

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Christopher Stewart Rose, James Madison University; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; Cheryl Lea Beverly, James Madison University; Peyton Leigh Pittman

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

interdisciplinary approaches will not only develop competencies of the 21stcentury engineer but also enable undergraduate students to become change agents and promote asustainable future.Research ApproachOur plan to develop and test instructional resources for transferring knowledge between biologyand engineering is outlined in Table 1.Table 1: Plan for incorporating biomimicry into design innovation Create and disseminate evidence-based instructional resources: a. Design instructional resources that help students to identify characteristics of engineering design problems that enable bio-inspired design (making the leap from engineering to biology). Objective 1 b. Design instructional

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy; Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

is a work-in-progress and presents a successful pilot of a new communitycentered engineering educational initiative. Five specific areas associated with launchingthis pilot prototype two-week DTSC are presented including:1. Processes, methods and techniques used to develop new curriculum.2. Pedagogy, instructional concepts, activities, outcomes and environments.3. Developing effective collaboration and community partnership models.4. Review of results, outcomes and assessment techniques employed.5. Insights and details on how to improve and develop high school STEM programs.Processes, Methods and TechniquesThe ability to offer cutting edge innovation, creativity and design curricula was madepossible by a ten-year investment on the part of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl A. Nelson P.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Greg Bashford P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

special emphasis areas.Several data collection modalities were used to provide formative feedback and overallassessment for the REU site. These included pre-program, post-program, and one-year follow-up surveys, student focus groups held at the midpoint and at the end of the 10-week program,and interviews with faculty and graduate student mentors. Results and interpretation of theseassessments follow.ResultsOne of the recruitment goals of the program was to attract underrepresented applicants. Our pre-program survey, which included demographic information, indicated that we were able to drawfrom female and non-Caucasian groups to a much greater extent compared to regional averages(in part, by recruiting nationally), as shown in Table 1. In

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison K. Polasik, The Ohio State University; Alexandria Julius, The Ohio State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. Data collected during this timedemonstrated a statistically significant increase in teacher content knowledge and an increase in their useof guided inquiry and active learning activities (Polasik, 2016). Evidence has shown that guided inquiryand active teaching methods are correlated to increases in students’ content knowledge and capacity forscientific thinking (Shouse et al., 2007; 2010).In the 2012 – 2015 academic years, the program monitored teacher use of materials science hands-onactivities and their effectiveness as one metric of the degree to which the PD was impacting theclassroom. As Figure 1, (Polasik, Daehn, and McCombs 2016) illustrates, the number of materials scienceactivities increased substantially. This increase was also seen

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl A. Nelson P.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Judith Marie Burnfield, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals' Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering; Linxia Gu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Adam Wagler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; William Edward Dick, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

ofinstitution removed for review] by the beginning of the second semester provides an orientationto the client requirements. Several additional design reviews are held throughout the semester tokeep the design process aligned with the requirements. Sample projects are described as follows.Project 1: Fall-prevention walkerWalkers are often used to improve stability and promote mobility. However, most walkers havecertain usability limitations. Walkers without wheels need to be lifted at each step, and walkerswith wheels require brakes to avoid sliding out from under the user during a fall event. Handbrakes are not very useful because many users lack the hand strength to effectively use them. Afirst team of students designed a wheeled walker that included

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Monica H. Lamm, Iowa State University; Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Anne T. Estapa, Iowa State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

). Therefore, without a strong infrastructure supportingteacher professional preparation and development, simply adding new content is not likely toachieve the intended goals (Guzey et al., 2014).The authors of this work are affiliated with an NSF-funded STEM-C project STEM-C project inpartnership with the Des Moines Public Schools (Trinect) which deploys a new model of teacherpreparation through a multi-pronged, team-based approach. The project has completed threesemesters of activity involving cohorts of student teachers, cooperating teachers, and engineeringstudents. Through these efforts, we have observed several gaps in student teacher preparation,including: (1) understanding of the nature of engineering, (2) knowing the distinction andsynergy

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tarun Yellamraju, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Mireille Boutin, Purdue University

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ourinitial progress and our proposed framework. This is a work in progress.IntroductionThe need for the math and science foundation in engineering students' education to incorporateless defined but necessary skills such as persistence and willingness to take calculated risks hasbeen acknowledged by many. In this paper, we give an executive summary of a project thatsupports this goal and describe our initial progress. Our work is an interdisciplinary study thatcombines methods from the learning sciences with machine learning techniques to characterizeundergraduate engineering students' “habits of mind”, which are modes of thinking required forSTEM students to become effective problem solvers capable of transferring such skills to newcontexts [1]. An

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Logsdon, Johns Hopkins University; Robert Allen P.E., Johns Hopkins University; Nicholas J. Durr, Johns Hopkins University; Hien Nguyen, Johns Hopkins University

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Biomedical

, are not rigidly scheduled, and physician time is expensive andlimited. A team leader model, upon which our design program was conceived, can alleviate theseissues, reducing the logistical burden on clinical resources and enabling a peer education system(Figure 1).Team Leader Training CoursesWe employ a team leader model, where students apply and are interviewed by faculty to beselected as a leader nine months before the academic year. The process of selection is describedelsewhere (Allen 2013). In brief, students apply for the leadership position. Faculty selectleaders based on their academic and extracurricular records and an interview process. Wedeveloped two one-credit team leader courses to precede the traditional yearlong design

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Daria Gerasimova, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; J. Reid Schwebach, George Mason University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

institutions,Belnap and Allred reported that 75.5% of mathematics GTAs had such duties 1. However,despite the wide use of GTAs, their preparation to teach remains a concern. Indeed, the amountof training GTAs receive varies greatly across universities and departments. In some cases,training is not provided to them at all; when it is provided, it can take several forms. Mostcommonly, GTAs receive a short-term training prior to the beginning of the semester in whichthey are assigned with teaching responsibilities 2,3. Sometimes these trainings are accompaniedby workshops conducted throughout an academic year 4. Another type of GTA preparation iscourse-based 5–7. Here, GTAs are invited or required to complete a course on teaching basics –essentially, an

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame; Scott A. Pattison, Institute for Learning Innovation; Monae Verbeke, Institute for Learning Innovation; Marcie Benne, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry; Pam Greenough Corrie MS, Mt. Hood Community College

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

developing pilot programs or activities, the team collected front-end data from Head Startparents and staff members in order to ensure that the project was aligned with the interests andneeds of the community and built on the prior experiences and funds of knowledge (González,Moll, & Amanti, 2005) of families and staff. The data collection was driven by three broadquestions, developed collaboratively across the partner organizations: 1) What are parents’ beliefs, attitudes, and interests related to engineering? 2) What funds of knowledge do parents and families bring to the experiences that can be integrated into the programs to make them more successful? 3) What opportunities and barriers exist for Head Start families that should

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University; Jamie Glass

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

the program.Materials and MethodsWe used readily available materials for this outreach program. This includes buying a codingmouse and using free websites to learn coding language.Coding Mouse: We used the Learning Resources STEM Code & Go Robot Mouse Activity Set.This set is sold for $50 - $60 and is shown in Figure 1. v Figure 1: Learning Resources STEM Code & Go Robot Mouse Activity Set. This set includes a battery operated mouse that can be programmed to turn in four directions. The kit also include plastic maze grids and barriers for creating you own maze, suggested activity cards and double sided coding cards (see arrows in top left). This kit costs about $50 and the mouse alone costs about

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tatiana Melguizo, University of Southern California; Federick Ngo, University of Southern California

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, 2014). Further, math diagnostics can also be a potentially valuable resource for mathfaculty and student support center personnel. In contrast to traditional standardized placementtests, math diagnostics can provide skill specific information about student math skills.1 Researchin middle schools, high schools, and community colleges demonstrates how diagnosticinformation can improve placement accuracy and help teachers tailor instruction in mathclassrooms (Ngo & Melguizo, 2016; Betts, Hahn, & Zau, 2011; Huang, Snipes, & Finklestein,2015). These findings indicate that while HSTs may be valuable for improving the efficiencyand effectiveness of math course placement, the combination of HSTs and diagnostics may beessential to

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Student Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anahid Ebrahimi, University of Delaware; Jill Higginson, University of Delaware

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Student

concepts and science fiction medium used by students is listed in Table encourages students to take ownership of their learning [1]. There has been a recent push by the 1. Overall, students showed creativity in applying the biomechanical concepts (Figure 3). The American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), as evidenced by the first annual National Biomechanics instructor of record addressed any misconceptions and errors in the students’ biomechanical Day and 2016 K-12 Outreach Expo, to compile and present ‘hands-on’ biomechanics demonstrations analyses in a written comment with the grade. Despite varying projects, average total scores and lab activities to get K-12 school age