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Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University; Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Rachid Belmasrour, Southern University at New Orleans; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures
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Diversity
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
Paper ID #27341Teaching High School Students Design Process and 3-D Printing: LessonsLearnedDr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Ahmed C. Megri is an Associate Professor of engineering. He received his HDR (Dr. Habilitation) in Engineering Sciences, from Marie and Pierre Curie University, Paris VI (Sorbonne Universities), in 2011, and his Ph.D. in Thermal Engineering, from Lyon Institute of Technology in 1995. He wrote more than 100 papers in the journal and international conferences. His research interests include thermal and mechanical modeling and simulation of materials. He participates
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gang Zheng, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Horst Hohberger, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Chengbin Ma, University of Michigan–Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Pradeep Ray, University of Michigan Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Diversity
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
operator theory, as well as academic integrity in international engineering education.Prof. Chengbin Ma, University of Michigan–Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute Professor Chengbin Ma received the B.S. degree in industrial automation from East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, in 1997, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engi- neering from The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 2001 and 2004, respectively. From 2004 to 2006, he was an R&D Researcher with the Servo Motor Laboratory, FANUC Limited, Japan. Between 2006 and 2008, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engi- neering, University of California, Davis, USA. He
Conference Session
Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Keith Williamson, East Carolina University; Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam, East Carolina University
2006-266: DEVELOPING A FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING (FE) BASEDCOMPETENCY MODULE FOR A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING COURSEKeith Williamson, East Carolina University Dr. Keith Williamson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University. Dr. Williamson’s current research is focused on University/K12 partnerships and thermo-mechanical processing. He was previously on the faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Old Dominion University.Gene Dixon, East Carolina University Gene Dixon is a faculty member at East Carolina where he teaches professional practices topics to
Conference Session
Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Prince Anyalebechi; Okechi Egekwu
Session 2506 Case-Study Based Course - A Tool for Teaching Engineering Principles in a Non-Engineering Program O. Geoffrey Egekwu#, Prince N. Anyalebechi* #College of Integrated Science & Technology James Madison University *Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State University AbstractIn the early 1990's, James Madison University developed a unique baccalaureate degreeprogram. Called Integrated Science and
Conference Session
Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale
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Manufacturing
AC 2009-1055: ROLE OF MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS IN ENGINEERINGWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTVenkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale The author is a Professor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology and the Director of Science and Technology Programs at the State University of New York – Farmingdale. His prior assignments include teaching and research at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Purdue School of Engineering Technology at the Indiana University – Purdue University, Indianapolis, and the Florida A&M University. He is a member of the Manufacturing Higher Education Task Force and the Accreditation Committee of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He is also on
Conference Session
Assessment of Student Learning 1
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Glenda R. Scales, Virginia Tech; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Dakota Farquhar-Caddell, School of Education
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Educational Research and Methods
Director of the Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (CGEP) in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. Dr. Scales also provides leadership for international programs, research computing and academic computing within the College of Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Instructional Technology from Virginia Tech, an M.S. in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins and a B.S. in Computer Science from Old Dominion University.Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech Jean Mohammadi-Aragh is a Ph.D. Candidate and Dean’s Teaching Fellow in Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She earned her B.S. in 2002 and her M.S. in 2004 in Computer Engineering
Collection
2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
Authors
Carol Shields
Engineering Our Future New Jersey Elementary School Carol Shields CIESE Stevens Institute of TechnologyAbstractEngineering is Elementary (EiE), developed by the Boston Museum of Science, is a set ofcurricula that integrate engineering and technology concepts and skills with elementary sciencelessons. Each EiE module contains lessons that integrate an elementary school science topic witha specific field of engineering and features hands-on activities that engage students in theengineering design process.Two modules, Water, Water, Everywhere (environmental engineering) and Catching the Wind(mechanical engineering
Conference Session
First-Year Programs: Deciding on a Major
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
J.w. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University
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First-Year Programs
Paper ID #26167Choice of Major and Career Aspirations of First-Year ECE StudentsDr. J.W. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University J.W. Bruce is with the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee USADr. Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University Dr. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at Mississippi State University. Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh investigates the use of digital systems to measure and support engineering education, specifically through learning analytics and the
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Saniya Leblanc, George Washington University; Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University
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Diversity
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
Paper ID #23331Nanotechnology Fellows Program: Integrating Interdisciplinary Education,Professional Development, and OutreachProf. Saniya LeBlanc, George Washington University Dr. Saniya LeBlanc obtained a PhD in mechanical engineering with a minor in materials science at Stan- ford University. She earned her BS from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master’s of Philosophy in Engineering from Cambridge University as a Churchill Scholar. With a strong commitment to educa- tional equity, she served in Teach For America as a high school math and physics teacher in Washington, D.C., and she was co-founder of the
Conference Session
Aerospace Engineering Education
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kristoffer Borgen, Purdue University; William Theodore Weldon, Purdue University; Brian Kozak, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Tracy L. Yother, Purdue Polytechnic Institute
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Aerospace
Paper ID #25996Airworthiness Assurance and Component Tracking of Small Unmanned AerialSystemsMr. Kristoffer Borgen, Purdue University currently works as a Graduate teaching assistant in the Aviation Technology department at Purdue Uni- versity. Received a BS in 2018 in Aerospace Engineering Technology from Purdue University and is currently working on a Masters in Aviation and Aerospace Management. Currently a teaching laboratory sections in statics and unmanned aerial systems (UAS).Mr. William Theodore Weldon, Purdue University PhD student at Purdue University studying UAS operations.Dr. Brian Kozak, Purdue Polytechnic
Conference Session
Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development
Collection
2013 ASEE International Forum
Authors
Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University
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Faculty Development
of the Kazan State University named after V.I. Ulianov-Lenin. From 1986 till present prof. Barabanova has been working at Kazan National Research Technological University. Prof. Barabanova is Honorable Higher Education Employee. She was awarded a medal ”In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan” She is Certified Expert of the Federal Agency of Supervision in Education and Science. Prof. Barabanova is educator and advisor on protection of rights and legal interests of educational process par- ties. Research interests are education law and challenges of the engineering education. Prof. Barabanova is author of more than 130 scientific papers. Main publications are following: Educational Management in the
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Urmi Duttagupta, New York City College of Technology; Nadia S Kennedy, New York City College of Technology; Diana Samaroo; Viviana Acquaviva, New York City College of Technology; Armando Dominguez Solis
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
the Chairperson of the Chemistry Department for six years. She serves as co-PI on several federal grants, which include NSF S-STEM and NSF HSI-IUSE grants. With a doctoral degree in Biochemistry, Dr. Samaroo’s research interests include drug discovery, therapeutics and nanomaterials.Viviana Acquaviva, New York City College of TechnologyDr. Armando Dominguez Solis ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Accomplishments and Challenges of a NSF S-STEM Supported ProgramIntroductionThe NSF S-STEM SEER: Supporting, Engaging, Empowering and Retaining New Scholars inScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics project (#1930437), builds upon lessonslearned from two successful NSF S-STEM grant
Conference Session
Aerospace Engineering Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jonathan Michael Mercado; Dale C Rowe, Brigham Young University
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Aerospace
hypothetical, and tangible project architectures, and compare this totraditional approaches. As a final note we suggest that all industries in engineering andtechnology would benefit greatly from this cross-discipline approach to evaluating cyber-securityearly within the educational process.IntroductionAs we advance in the information age we are increasingly aware of the threat that cyber-terrorists pose to United States government and military networks around the world. In the past,information technology did little more for the government than to aid government offices inadministrative tasks, but has now become a critical part of military operations globally. The U.S.military cyberspace infrastructure is made up of tens of thousands of networks and
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Jacob Murray, Washington State University, Everett; Lucrezia Cuen Paxson, Washington State University, Everett; Soobin Seo, Washington State University, Everett; Mark Beattie, Washington State University, Everett
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
the Hospitality Industry with 20 of those years in management positions with restaurants, hotel food and beverage operations, and managed services. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 STEM-Oriented Alliance for Research (SOAR) An Educational Model for Interdisciplinary Project-Based LearningAbstract—This article details the development, design, and implementation of aninterdisciplinary project-based learning approach. The project offers a transformativeeducational experience to students, merging coursework across three different academicdisciplines. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education has beenchallenged by industries to
Conference Session
Biology in Engineering
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mark McConkie, Utah State University; Timothy Taylor, Utah State University; David Britt, Utah State University
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Biological & Agricultural
2006-2342: REDEFINING A BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATECURRICULUM: PROFITS, PITFALLS, AND PRACTICALITYDavid Britt, Utah State University David Britt is an Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering. His research interests focus on renewable polymers, molecular imprinting, and biofilm formation. He is currently the Principle Investigator for an NSF Planning Grant in the Department Level Reform Division.Mark McConkie, Utah State University Mark is currently a doctoral student in the department of Instructional Technology at Utah State University specializing in the representation of declarative knowledge for systems that improve recall of textual material, and also the field of open
Conference Session
Enhancing Engineering Management
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Liana Bayatyan, Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY); S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge
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Engineering Management
Systems Engineering & Man- agement (MSEM) Department at California State University, Northridge. He teaches courses in quality management, entrepreneurship and systems engineering. Prior to coming to Cal State, he was with the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology and also taught at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, which is part of the City University of New York (CUNY). Dr. Gandhi has research interests in the fields of globalization, risk management and sustainability. He is an active mem- ber of ASEM, ASEE and participates in their conferences on a yearly basis. He has a PhD in Engineering Management from Stevens Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Engineering
Conference Session
The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Benjamin Cohen, Lafayette College; Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering
’ Committees on Education and Faculty Development and the Transportation Research Board Committee on Education and Training. She previously has served as Vice-Chair of the ASCE Infrastructure Systems Committee, Chair of the ASEE’s Civil Engineering Division, and a mem- ber of the Transportation Research Board committees on Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing, Asset Management, and Emerging Technology for Design and Construction. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University, and her B.S.E. from Duke University. Page 24.807.1 c American Society for Engineering
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tristan Ventura, Rutgers University; Abdallah Khreishah, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Durga Misra, New Jersey Institute of Technology
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
serve as innovative solutions to inefficiencies in the world.Dr. Abdallah Khreishah, New Jersey Institute of Technology Abdallah Khreishah received his Ph.D and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University in 2010 and 2006, respectively. Prior to that, he received his B.S. degree with honors from Jordan University of Science & Technology in 2004. During the last year of his Ph.D, he worked with NEESCOM. In Fall 2012, he joined the ECE department of NJIT where he is currently an Associate Professor. Abdallah is an active researcher. His research spans the areas of visible-light communications, network coding, wireless networks, congestion control, cloud computing, network security
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Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Warren Hill
Session 2550 Pre-Engineering in High School – An Oxymoron? Dr. Warren R. Hill Weber State UniversityIntroductionNo, pre-engineering in high school is not an oxymoron. Pre-engineering can be taught in the highschools and already is being done so successfully through a nationwide program called ProjectLead the Way (PLTW). PLTW is a non-profit organization that was founded specifically toattract more high school students into Engineering and Engineering Technology programs andhave them succeed once they reach college.This paper will discuss the basic operation of the program, some
Conference Session
Thinking around the Bachelor of Arts in Engineering
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sharon Jones, Lafayette College
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Liberal Education
Member Page 13.1204.2The IssueTechnology encompasses what we do and what we dream of doing, but technology alone will notsolve tomorrow’s problems. Societal leaders must understand engineering’s methods and valuesto successfully shape government and economic policies, design and interpret laws, teach futuregenerations, produce creative work that reflects the modern world, and use technologythemselves. Below are several selected quotes about this topic from national leaders and nationalreports. “Undergraduate engineering should be reconfigured as an academic discipline, similar to other liberal arts disciplines in the sciences, arts
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Mid Atlantic Papers
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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference
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Ashwin Satyanarayana, New York City College of Technology; Janusz Kusyk PhD, New York City College of Technology, CUNY.; Hong Li, New York City College of Technology
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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference
Paper ID #21067Common Assessment of Two Related Courses to Reduce Grading Bias andImprove Readiness of the Students for Corporate EnvironmentsDr. Ashwin Satyanarayana, New York City College of Technology Dr. Ashwin Satyanarayana is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Computer Systems Technology, New York City College of Technology (CUNY). Prior to this, Dr. Satyanarayana was a Research Scientist at Microsoft in Seattle from 2006 to 2012, where he worked on several Big Data problems including Query Reformulation on Microsoft’s search engine Bing. He holds a PhD in Computer Science (Data Mining) from SUNY
Conference Session
Chemical Engineering Pedagogy
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Sidney Jay Stone III P.E., The University of Toledo; Matthew W. Liberatore, The University of Toledo
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Chemical Engineering
animations in their engineering education? We are administering pre- andpost-surveys to understand students’ interest in chemical engineering as well as animation use.This paper is a work in progress.IntroductionInteractive textbooks can improve student learning through active learning or “learning bydoing” [1-4]. The influence and familiarity of electronic devices among the “digital native”student population makes interactive learning an appealing platform for higher educationstudents [5]. One challenge is configuring educational material, such as textbooks, learningexercises, and homework into a format that applies technological tools in a familiar and engagingway that benefits learning [5].Animation advancements with digital technology bring
Conference Session
Environmental Engineering Curricula
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jason Lynch, U.S. Military Academy
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Environmental Engineering
than those experienced by other engineering disciplines. An American Society ofEngineering Educators 2002 report identified that U.S. environmental engineering enrollmentsdeclined by around forty-four percent between 1997 and 2001.9 This shortage in environmentalengineering undergraduate enrollments exists both domestically and internationally.10,11,12 Figure 2. First Year Enrollment Trends for Smaller Engineering Disciplines8What factors potentially contribute to the decline in environmental engineering enrollments andwhat recommendations can be offered to stop this downward spiral? A Massachusetts Instituteof Technology enrollment study prepared in 2002 identified several key issues that affected howundergraduate students selected a
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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship
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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Timothy Faley, University f Michigan; Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
AC 2008-1603: DEVELOPING A JOINT ENGINEERING/BUSINESS SCHOOLENTREPRENEURIAL CURRICULUMTimothy Faley, University f MichiganPeter Adriaens, University of Michigan Page 13.384.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Approach to Building a Graduate-level Engineering and Business collaborative entrepreneurial curriculum American Society of Engineering Education AC2008-1603 re-submitted March 2008AbstractTechnology-based entrepreneurship, regardless of whether it takes place within a largeorganization or in a startup, requires a mixture of technological and business skills. Our aim indeveloping a joint graduate
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What's New in Entrepreneurship Education
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Thomas O'Neal; Carmo D'Cruz
Session 3654 Turning Engineers into Entrepreneurs – And Transforming a Region Carmo D’Cruz, Tom O’Neal University of Central FloridaAbstractEngineers are excellent sources of high-growth potential entrepreneurial ventures with theircreative product and technology ideas, in various disciplines. However, academia in general hasnot effectively developed this resource.This paper reviews contemporary literature on teaching of entrepreneurship and describes aninnovative, holistic Engineering Entrepreneurship program backed by the resources and activitiesof a technology incubator
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Engineering Ethics V
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
William Jordan, Baylor University
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Engineering Ethics
learning to date has been with international projects. Theseprojects are an outgrowth of a student-created service organization. It is loosely patterned afterEngineers Without Borders from whom we have learned a great deal.Many approaches to poverty issues are from a top-down perspective, using governmentalpolicies and spending to try to make changes. Engineering service learning can be part of abottom-up approach, using technology and social entrepreneurship as tools to make a differencein poor communities. With a focus on service, technology can be an instrument of peace,community development, restoration of human dignity, and the alleviation of hunger andsuffering. This happens as these endeavors and their practitioners orient their craft
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Girls in Engineering
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rafic Bachnak, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Susan Kathryn Eskin, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sara Love, Penn State Harrisburg
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education
  STEM Enrichment Program for High School Students: Results and Lessons LearnedAbstractWhile science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are crucial fields when itcomes to driving innovation and competiveness in today’s economy, there is a lack of interest forhigh school students in the United States in pursuing such degrees. This paper describes a two-week summer enrichment program that focuses on improving student preparedness for college,while promoting STEM education through active learning experiences and activities. Theprogram, a partnership with industry, has a major goal of
Conference Session
Aerospace Engineering Education
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University
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Diversity
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Aerospace
Paper ID #27501Tolerance of Ambiguity (Work in Progress)Dr. M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University Dr. M. Javed Khan is Professor and Head of Aerospace Science Engineering Department at Tuskegee University. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University, M.S. in Aero- nautical Engineering from the US Air Force Institute of Technology, and B.E. in Aerospace Engineer- ing from the PAF College of Aeronautical Engineering. He also has served as Professor and Head of Aerospace Engineering Department at the National University of Science and Technology,Pakistan. His research interests include
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Interdisciplinary Engineering Education
Collection
2002 Annual Conference
Authors
Naiqian Zhang
, “Bioinstrumentation and Controls” waslisted as a discipline core course of biological and agricultural engineering (BAE),together with “Properties of Biological Materials”, “Transport Phenomena”, and“Capstone Design Experience”. This report “expresses the collective opinion of theCommittee concerning the future direction of the undergraduate engineering programs”(ASAE, 1990). A decade has passed since the publication of this report. When we read ittoday, we are so much impressed by the vision of the people who participated in thewriting of the report.Computer and electronics-based instrumentation and control technologies have beenapplied in all areas within the discipline of BAE, including power and machinery, soiland water, food- and bio-processing
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Enhancing Engineering Management
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Garth V Crosby, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Julie Dunston, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
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Engineering Management
Paper ID #8108The Development and Delivery of an Online Graduate Course: Lessons Learnedand Future DirectionDr. Garth V Crosby, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Dr. Garth V. Crosby is an assistant professor in the Technology Department at Southern Illinois Univer- sity Carbondale. He obtained his MS and PhD degrees from Florida International University in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering, respectively. Dr. Crosby’s primary interests of research are wire- less networks, wireless sensor networks, network security and active learning strategies for STEM. He has served as a reviewer for several